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kreupel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cripple noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.
  • crippled adj Badly damaged, weakened, or unable to function normally.
  • lame adj Unable to walk normally because of an injury or problem with the legs or feet.
  • wobbly adj Unsteady, shaky, or likely to wobble.

Senses

kreupel is used for these senses in English:

  • cripple (now, _, rare, dated) crippled
  • crippled (informal) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.
  • lame (especially, of an, animal) Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
  • lame (by extension, dated) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
  • wobbly Unsteady and tending to wobble.

cripple — full definition

  1. noun An outdated and now offensive term for a person with a serious physical disability.
  2. verb To severely damage or disable something, physically or otherwise.

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