abled

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Back-formation from disabled.[1]

Adjective

abled (comparative more abled, superlative most abled)

  1. (in combination) Having a range of physical powers as specified. [1]
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Noun

abled (plural ableds)

  1. (among disabled people) A person who has no disability.
    • 2022, Laura Erickson-Schroth, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, page 87:
      As a disabled person, there are many days I can't leave the house looking how I want to look, and I also have tics that make me look distinctly odd to ableds.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abled

  1. simple past and past participle of able

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abled”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

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