adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   limping, lame, with crippled legs.

   "Presently Gimpy, who limped, as his name indicated, spoke up."

2. 2
   exhibiting deficiencies associated with the derogatory term "gimp", such as might inspire discomfort or revulsion

   "One of the kittens has a gimpy eye."

Adjective

1. 1
   disabled in the feet or legs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

crippledcrippledfreakishfreakishgamegimpish

Antonyms

All antonyms

whole

Example

More examples

"Presently Gimpy, who limped, as his name indicated, spoke up."

Etymology

From gimp + -y.

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