challenged

/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒd/
adjective

Disabled; lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Disabled; lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.

    “mentally challenged”

  2. Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.

    “He's not short; he's vertically challenged”

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CHALLENGED at a glance

CHALLENGED has 10 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + E 1 + N 1 + G 2 + E 1 + D 2) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,021 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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