n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: crip · pled ; crip · pling \ -p( ə -)li ŋ \
Date: 14th century
1 : to deprive of the use of a limb and especially a leg <the accident left him crippled >
2 : to deprive of capability for service or of strength, efficiency, or wholeness <an economy crippled by inflation>
synonyms see MAIM , WEAKEN
– crip · pler \ -p( ə -)l ə r \ noun
– crip · pling · ly \ -p( ə -)li ŋ -l ē \ adverb