paraplegic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌpɛɹəpəˈlid͡ʒɪk/ (General-American, proscribed)
- /ˌpɛɹəˈplid͡ʒɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
From para- + -plegic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.
The guard looks at you with a troubled, uncomfortable glare, like that of a man who must explain to his paraplegic daughter that her dreams of becoming a ballerina will never come true.
2011,, Kazerad, Katia: Talk to guard, in: Prequel -or- Making A Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), March 14 2011
Deriveds
nonparaplegic · Paralympian · Paralympic · Paralympic Games
Translations (20)
af parapleeg (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · ca paraplègic (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · de querschnittsgelähmt (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · ro paraplegic (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · it paraplegico (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · fr paraplégique (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · sv paraplegisk (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · fi parapleginen (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · pt paraplégica (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · mi pararūtiki (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · gl parapléxica (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · it paraplegica (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · fi alaraajahalvaantunut (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · es parapléjico (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · eo paraplegia (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · gl parapléxico (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · de paraplegisch (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · is þverlamaður (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · pt paraplégico (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia) · is lamaður fyrir neðan mitti (of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia)