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crippled

[krip-uhld] / ˈkrɪp əld /


ADJECTIVE
damaged; not working
Synonyms


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It was astonishing, really, the quality of life she was able to lead in that crippled body, and watching her during the three years of her paralysis, I made another discovery about love.

From Literature

‘You were there when the bear was made. You were with the Red Deer Clan. You helped the crippled Soul-Eater trap the demon.’

From Literature

Why should she feel crippled with so much fear that she had to force her feet to keep on walking, one after the other, one after the other?

From Literature

Stocks slumped as the conflict in the Middle East crippled travel through some of the world’s most crowded transit arteries.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said there were doctors in Oklahoma City that could take a crippled leg and straighten it out as straight as a ramrod.

From Literature