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handicapped

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. handicapped (adjective)
  2. handicap (verb)

handicapped

adj

Definition of HANDICAPPED

sometimes offensive
: having a physical or mental disability; also : of or reserved for handicapped persons <handicapped parking spaces>
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Examples of HANDICAPPED

  1. He has been handicapped since his motorcycle accident.

First Known Use of HANDICAPPED

1891

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