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crippling
crip·ple C0749900 (krĭp′əl)n.1. a. Often Offensive A person who is partially disabled or unable to use one or more limbs:b. An animal that is partially disabled or unable to use one or more limbs: cannot race a horse that is a cripple.2. A damaged or defective object or device: "He ... would let that cripple of a steamboat get the upper hand of him in a minute" (Joseph Conrad).tr.v. crip·pled, crip·pling, crip·ples 1. To cause to lose the use of a limb or limbs.2. To disable, damage, or impair the functioning of: a strike that crippled the factory.
[Middle English crepel, from Old English crypel.]
crip′pler n.crippling (ˈkrɪplɪŋ) adjdamaging or injurious ˈcripplingly advThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | crippling - that cripples or disables or incapacitates; "a crippling injury"disabling, incapacitatingunhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint" |
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Related to crippling: crippling loadSynonyms for cripplingadj that cripples or disables or incapacitatesSynonymsRelated Words |