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handicapped

[han-dee-kapt] / ˈhæn diˌkæpt /


ADJECTIVE
(offensive) having a disability
Synonyms


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Jagwar looks a very fairly handicapped horse, but opinion seems completely split on him.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

Byron Callan, a defense analyst at Washington, D.C.–based Capital Alpha Partners, which advises investors on government policy matters, has handicapped five possible outcomes in Iran.

From Barron's Mar. 6, 2026

Those failures handicapped heroic efforts from fire crews on day one.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Cognitive fluency and watery judicial eyes aside, Arriaga and I are still handicapped without a PC.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2024

Dad was waiting for us, wearing a tan suit, standing in a handicapped parking spot typing away on his handheld.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green



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