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maimed

mai·med

US/meɪmd/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

people who are wounded

  • “they had to leave the wounded where they fell”
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adjective

1.

badly injured, perhaps with amputation

  • “the maimed right hand twisted and clutched” P.B.Kyne
  • “mutilated victims of the rocket attack”
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2.

having a part of the body crippled or disabled

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Origin

From Middle English maymed, ymaymed. By surface analysis, maim + -ed.

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