maimed
maimed · more maimed · most maimed
Partially or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body, usually by wounding…Partially or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body, usually by wounding or injury.
/meɪmd/
Meaning
2 sensesPartially or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body, usually by wounding or injury.
having a part of the body crippled or disabled
Impaired or defective in some way.
Origin
From Middle English maymed, ymaymed. By surface analysis, maim + -ed.From Middle English maymed, ymaymed. By surface analysis, maim + -ed.
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Forms
more maimed, most maimed| Comparative | more maimed Lesson |
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| Superlative | most maimed Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- having a part of the body crippled or disabled:mutilated
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form