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semi-invalid

Syllables: sem·i-in·va·lidUK/ˌsɛm.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.və.lɪd/

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New Zealand/ˌsem.əˈ(ʔ)ən.və.ləd/

semi-invalid noun: a partially disabled or a somewhat infirm person.

Noun

semi-invalid (plural semi-invalids)

  1. (dated, offensive, sometimes) A partially disabled or a somewhat infirm person.
    • Mrs Walters was a semi-invalid who spent a greater part of her time in bed.1994, Christine Marion Fraser, Noble Beginnings, quoted in Collins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 81

Forms of semi-invalid

pluralsemi-invalids

Origin of semi-invalid

From semi- + invalid.

Questions about semi-invalid

What does semi-invalid mean?
Semi-invalid means a partially disabled or a somewhat infirm person.
What part of speech is semi-invalid?
Semi-invalid is a noun.
How do you pronounce semi-invalid?
Semi-invalid is pronounced /ˌsɛm.ɪˈ(ʔ)ɪn.və.lɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of semi-invalid?
The plural of semi-invalid is semi-invalids.

Words near semi-invalid in the dictionary

  1. semi-infaunal
  2. semi-infaunally
  3. semi-infinite
  4. semi-informal
  5. semi-integral
  6. semi-invalid
  7. semi-invalids
  8. semi-invariant
  9. semi-invariants
  10. semi-isotropic
  11. semi-jet-borne

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