physical handicap
noun
loss of or failure to develop a specific bodily function or functions, whether of movement, sensation, coordination, or speech, but excluding mental impairments or disabilities
physically handicapped
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a word derived from
physical handicap.
Example Sentences
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Some are physically handicapped because of injuries they suffered while in captivity, others have post-traumatic stress because of the horrors they experienced and all have missed out on years of formal education.
From Time ● Jan. 21, 2016
The show reveled in House’s deductive diagnoses but couldn’t leave the hero’s cool superiority alone: House was physically handicapped and deep down a mess.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2014
The village is a unique and controversial social experiment, but Janos, who is physically handicapped, has only praise for the initiative.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2013
I'm lucky because the people in my life don't look at me as being physically handicapped in any way.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 12, 2013
By the time he was ten, the passion for omnivorous reading which frequently distinguishes boys who are physically handicapped, began in him.
From Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography by William Roscoe Thayer
