abled
/ (ˈeɪbəld) /
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adjective
having a range of physical powers as specified (esp in the phrases less abled, differently abled)
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Words nearby abled
ablaut, ablaze, able, able-bodied, able-bodied seaman, abled, ableism, ablepharia, ablepsia, able rating, able seaman
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Example sentences from the Web for abled
You are a model for sportsmen, disabled and abled bodied sportsmen, all over the world?
Nine times out of 10 they don't mean anything by it, and they're already uncomfortable around the differently abled.
I stay' wood Catharine people for a year 'til I wus abled to buil' on my lan'.
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