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gimpier

gimpier is the comparative form of gimpy.

Meaning of gimpy

Adjective

gimpy (comparative gimpier, superlative gimpiest)

  1. Limping, lame, with crippled legs.
    • Presently Gimpy, who limped, as his name indicated, spoke up.1899, Jacob A. Riis, “The Kid Hangs Up His Stocking”, in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, LIX:2, page 175
  2. Exhibiting deficiencies associated with the derogatory term "gimp", such as might inspire discomfort or revulsion
    • One of the kittens has a gimpy eye.
    Synonyms:
    freakish

Questions about gimpier

What is gimpier the comparative form of?
Gimpier is the comparative form of gimpy.

Words near gimpier in the dictionary

  1. gimp nail
  2. gimp nails
  3. gimp suit
  4. gimp suits
  5. gimped
  6. gimpier
  7. gimpiest
  8. gimpily
  9. gimpiness
  10. gimping
  11. gimpish

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gimpier (page history and authors); gimpy (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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