able-bodiedadjective
uk/ˌeɪ.bəlˈbɒd.id/us/ˌeɪ.bəlˈbɑː.did/used to refer to someone who is healthy and has no illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult to do the things that other people do:
All able-bodied young men were forced to join the army.
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Animal physiology: fit & healthy
- agile
- amazon
- an apple a day keeps the doctor away idiom
- apple
- athleticism
- be (as) fit as a fiddle idiom
- be (as) right as rain idiom
- beach-ready
- bouncing
- clean
- coordinated
- foot
- healthy
- iron man
- limber
- lithe
- muscle-bound
- pink
- sturdy
- virility
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the able-bodied
noun [ plural ] ukus
It is hard for the able-bodied to understand the difficulties that disabled people encounter in their daily lives.