Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Diminished, damaged, or weakened.
- adjective Functioning poorly or incompetently.
- adjective Having a physical or mental disability.
- noun People who have a physical or mental disability considered as a group.
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- adjective Rendered less effective
- adjective
inebriated ,drunk . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
impair . - noun A
criminal charge for impaired driving.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective mentally or physically unfit
- adjective diminished in strength, quality, or utility
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Examples
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, life for the disabled or physically impaired is wrought with difficulties.
Global Voices in English » Disabled Congolese Find Ways to Thrive 2009
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Of course, driving while impaired is and will remain illegal.
Prop 19 Opponents Veer Off Into Paranoia Ryan Grim 2010
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Of course, driving while impaired is and will remain illegal.
Prop 19 Opponents Veer Off Into Paranoia Ryan Grim 2010
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When these four ladies were killed by convicted impaired driver, Wladyslaw Bilski, only those seasoned in impaired driving cases would be able to predict that he would get off so easily with, a 4 year sentence.
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In essence, the judge in impaired driving cases is being replaced by a machine that is “objectively” deciding who is guilty and who is not.
Problems with New Impaired Driving Legislation : Law is Cool 2008
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As one defence lawyer, a specialist in impaired driving cases (who shall remain nameless), once told me:
Problems with New Impaired Driving Legislation : Law is Cool 2008
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While many people may like to have a few beers before mowing the lawn on a fine Sunday morning, operating a riding mower while impaired is an offence under section 253 of the Criminal Code of Canada.
Man Busted for Impaired Operation of a Riding Mower : Law is Cool 2008
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Type large enough for the vision-impaired is too big for people with good eyes to read comfortably, so having those two kinds of menus makes sense to me.
Momentoid? Roger Sutton 2007
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That declaration didn't sit too well with Connecticut, which at the time was a mere three months removed from its first NCAA title and, for the geographically impaired, is also located on the East Coast.
USATODAY.com - Built from scratch: Blair, Texas A&M on a roll 2006
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For those Americans who are subtitle impaired, although the story takes place in Paris, and all the characters except for Matthew are French, almost all of the dialog is in English.
bilby commented on the word impaired
USA friends please help: does impaired mean drunk?
"Jeckel, a Coast Guard aviation electronics technician stationed in Clearwater until he was discharged on March 26, has several traffic offenses in Routt County, Colo., including guilty verdicts on driving with a restricted license and driving while impaired.
Pinellas Park police said an initial investigation supported his account of the accident.
The report indicated Jeckel was traveling about 30 mph in a 25 mph zone. Jeckel likely will not be charged unless found to have been impaired, Forseth said."
- Brant James, Woman killed when she leans out a moving truck and hits head on mailboxes, tampabay.com, 15 July 2009.
September 22, 2009
sionnach commented on the word impaired
Si, senor. The old 'DUI' (driving under the influence) charge has been superseded (superceded?) by DWI (driving while impaired) in most states, I believe.
September 22, 2009
bilby commented on the word impaired
I saw 2 versions of this article. The first said legally intoxicated while the second said impaired.
September 22, 2009
yarb commented on the word impaired
It's jargon for bladdered, starting to become a bit of a euphemism I think. Actually I suppose it covers other narcotics than just boozahol.
September 22, 2009