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impaired
adjective im·paired \-ˈperd\
Definition of IMPAIRED
: being in a less than perfect or whole condition: as a : disabled or functionally defective —often used in combination <hearing-impaired> b : intoxicated by alcohol or narcotics <driving while impaired>
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First Known Use of IMPAIRED
1582
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- Synonyms
- besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, drunk, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted [slang], ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]
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impaired
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Medical Definition of IMPAIRED
: being in a less than perfect or whole condition: as a : disabled or functionally defective—often used in combination <hearing-impaired> b : intoxicated by alcohol or narcotics <driving while impaired>
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