Crippied

/ˈkrɪpid/ adjective, verb

Definition

Made lame or disabled; affected with a crippling condition (adjective); past tense of crip as a verb.

Etymology

From crip + -ed suffix for past tense or adjective formation, creating a standard verb conjugation.

Kelly Says

The word crippied appears rarely in modern usage, which makes sense—as disability language evolved, writers began avoiding verb forms that treat disability as an action done *to* people rather than a state people exist in.

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