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handicapable

Syllables: han·di·cap·a·ble/ˈhændɪkeɪpəbl̩/

handicapable adjective: disabled or handicapped.

Adjective

handicapable (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Disabled or handicapped.

Noun

handicapable (plural handicapables)

  1. (rare) A disabled person.
    • After we went to all the trouble to only present photographs and posters of AmeriKKKa's only president in special hallmark wheelchair moments, handicapables feel that the photographic images are degrading to the integrity of FDR.2008, Greg Mandanis, The Genes of Wrath, page 193

Synonyms of handicapable

Forms of handicapable

pluralhandicapables

Origin of handicapable

Blend of handicapped + capable.

Questions about handicapable

What does handicapable mean?
Handicapable means disabled or handicapped.
What part of speech is handicapable?
Handicapable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce handicapable?
Handicapable is pronounced /ˈhændɪkeɪpəbl̩/.

Words near handicapable in the dictionary

  1. handicamp
  2. handicamps
  3. handicams
  4. handicap
  5. handicap principle
  6. handicapable
  7. handicapables
  8. handicapism
  9. handicapitalism
  10. handicappable
  11. handicapped

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