quadriplegic

adjective

Definition of quadriplegicnext
as in paralyzed

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  1. paralyzed
  2. lame
  3. disabled
  4. halt
Adjective
  • After October 7th, people were shocked and stunned and paralyzed and afraid of rockets and trying to figure out where their dead bodies were and whether their kids were dead or captive.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The inspirational documentary chronicles the actor's storied rise but mainly focuses on his later life and work championing people with disabilities and spinal-cord injuries after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of paralyzed
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Definition of lame
Adjective
  • Two people were killed in a three-car crash on Interstate 84 in Danbury on Sunday involving a disabled vehicle and a tractor-trailer.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The Justice Department took no position on whether the city was wrong to change benefits for disabled retirees.
    Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of disabled
Adjective
  • The coronavirus crisis dealt another serious blow to Blackpool, leaving businesses struggling as tourism ground to a halt ‌during nationwide lockdowns.
    Megan Specia, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
  • This is when the fairytale comes crashing to a halt smack-dab in the middle of the Footprint Center.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021
Definition of halt
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