crippled cripp·led UK/ˈkɹɪpəld/ US/ˈkrɪpʌld/ fairly common informal adjective 1. disabled in the feet or legs “a crippled soldier” “a game leg” Synonymshalthaltinglamegame Similarunfit WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.