gimpy
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɪmpi
Adjective edit
gimpy (comparative gimpier, superlative gimpiest)
- limping, lame, with crippled legs.
- 1899, Jacob A. Riis, “The Kid Hangs Up His Stocking”, in The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, LIX:2, page 175:
- Presently Gimpy, who limped, as his name indicated, spoke up.
- 1906, “The Eathquake and After”, in Current Literature, LX:6, page 576:
- Gimpy Bill" is a cripple who sold lead-pencils in Market Street. His legs have been cut off almost to the hips, and he gets around on two little platforms,
- 1917, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, Those Times and These, page 186:
- "Old guy downstairs, with long hair and a gimpy leg, handed me this yere and gimme fi' cents to fetch it up here to you," stated the messenger.
- exhibiting deficiencies associated with the derogatory term "gimp", such as might inspire discomfort or revulsion
- One of the kittens has a gimpy eye.
Synonyms edit
- (exhibiting deficiencies): freakish
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "exhibiting deficiencies"): whole