English Explanatory Dictionary

metabolically challenged

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having difficulty with metabolism.
  2. Dead.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-metabolically challenged.wav

Word forms

metabolically challenged more metabolically challenged most metabolically challenged

Etymology

The second sense is an ironic imitation of the perceived oversensitivity of language like "mentally challenged".

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