English Explanatory Dictionary

maimed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Partially or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body, usually by wounding or injury.
  2. Impaired or defective in some way.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of maim

Pronunciation

/meɪmd/

Word forms

maimed more maimed most maimed

Etymology

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

Derived words

maimedly maimedness unmaimed
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