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challenged
chal·lenged C0229850 (chăl′ənjd)adj.1. Having a disability or impairment: physically challenged.2. Deficient or lacking: an ethically challenged politician.challenged (ˈtʃælɪndʒd) adj (in combination) disabled or disadvantaged in some way: physically challenged performers. chal•lenged (ˈtʃæl ɪndʒd) adj. (used as a euphemism) disabled, handicapped, or deficient (usu. prec. by an adverb): physically challenged; ethically challenged. [1980–85, Amer.] challenged
aesthetically challengedDistinctly unattractive or unpleasant to the eye; ugly. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) Primarily heard in UK. Deborah's new boyfriend is a bit aesthetically challenged, but she loves him and I guess that's all that counts.See also: challengedesthetically challengedDistinctly unattractive or unpleasant to the eye; ugly. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Deborah's new boyfriend is a bit esthetically challenged, but she loves him and I guess that's all that counts.See also: challengedethically challengedDishonest, corrupt, or otherwise unethical in behavior. Though many suspected the governor of being ethically challenged, it wasn't until evidence of a bribery scheme emerged that any legal action was taken against him.See also: challengedgravitationally challenged1. Fat, bulky, or very heavy. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) I don't think Mike is obese—he's just a bit gravitationally challenged.2. Prone to or characterized by clumsiness or a lack of balance. I've been bumping into people at work all day long—I must be a bit gravitationally challenged today or something.See also: challengedhorizontally challengedFat or obese. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) I became a little horizontally challenged after my accident, since I had to be in a wheelchair for nearly a year.See also: challengedvertically challengedShort; not tall in stature. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) Whenever anyone teases me about my height, I just tell them that I'm vertically challenged! Yeah, my boyfriend is a little vertically challenged, but he's the most loving man I've ever known.See also: challengedparentally challengedBorn to unwed parents. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) A: "Is it true that Sean is parentally challenged?" B: "No, I'm pretty sure his parents were married before he was born."See also: challengedchallenge (someone) to (something)To dare or provoke one to participate in something, such as a competition. I ushered Bob out the door as soon as that obnoxious guy challenged him to a fight. Jenna is really good at basketball, so don't challenge her to a game unless you're OK with losing!See also: challengehygienically challengedNot clean; dirty. (Pseudo-politically correct slang used for humorous effect.) Don't get too close to that fellow over there, he's a bit, uh, hygienically challenged.See also: challengedhygienically challengedEuph. [of a person] dirty. (Jocular.) Bill always smells terrible. He must be hygienically challenged. A couple of the kids in my class are, let us say, hygienically challenged.See also: challengedEncyclopediaSeechallengechallenged
challenged (chăl′ənjd)adj. Having a disability or impairment: physically challenged.challenged adjective Compromised, disabled, disadvantaged, handicapped.challenged adjective Compromised, disabled, disadvantaged, handicapped. See Americans with Disabilities Act, Impaired, Politically correct. |