Crippingly

/ˈkrɪpɪŋli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner that severely hampers or disables something; in a way that causes lameness or disability.

Etymology

From crip or cripple + -ing + -ly, creating an adverb describing the manner of causing disability or severe limitation.

Kelly Says

Crippingly is a word that modern disability advocates would likely avoid because it treats disability as inherently negative or as something that 'damages' capacity—showing how our vocabulary choices reveal hidden assumptions about disability itself.

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