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imped

/ɪmpt//ˈɪmpɛd/

imped noun: a creature without feet. Also the simple past and past participle of imp.

Noun

imped (plural impeds)

  1. a creature without feet
    • Aristotle had divided the group into bipeds, quadrupeds and impeds.1894: The Reverend Richard Owen (Richard Owen’s grandson), The Life of Richard Owen, volume 2, page 119

Adjective

imped (not comparable)

  1. (especially) Engrafted, eked, implanted; supplemented by imping.

Also used as

imped is also the simple past and past participle of imp.

Forms of imped

pluralimpeds

Origin of imped

Coined on Latinate roots (im- + -ped) by Richard Owen in 1861 as a calque of Aristotle’s Ancient Greek ἀπούς (apoús).

From imp + -ed.

Questions about imped

What does imped mean?
Imped means a creature without feet.
What part of speech is imped?
Imped can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce imped?
Imped is pronounced /ˈɪmpɛd/ (UK).
What is the plural of imped?
The plural of imped is impeds.

Words near imped in the dictionary

  1. impecunious
  2. impecuniously
  3. impecuniousness
  4. impecunities
  5. impecunity
  6. imped
  7. impedability
  8. impedable
  9. impedance
  10. impedance coil
  11. impedance coils

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