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differently abled

differently abled is the alternative form of differently able.

Meaning of differently able

Adjective

differently able (not comparable)

  1. (euphemistic, often humorous or pejoratively so except India and Philippines) Disabled or handicapped.
    • Illogical pedestrian crossings, inaccessible pavements and inconvenient public transport make it rather hostile for its differently abled citizens.2022 May 24, “Is Chennai convenient for its Differently-abled citizens?”, in The Hindu

Forms of differently abled

comparativemore differently abled
superlativemost differently abled

Questions about differently abled

What is differently abled the alternative form of?
Differently abled is the alternative form of differently able.

Words near differently abled in the dictionary

  1. differentiators
  2. differentiatory
  3. differentley
  4. differently
  5. differently able
  6. differently abled
  7. differentness
  8. differentnesses
  9. differents
  10. differest
  11. differeth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: differently abled (page history and authors); differently able (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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