chal|lenged

chal|lenged
chal|lenged «CHAL uhnjd», adjective.
handicapped or disabled: »

The range of victims…has now expanded to include…the short, or, to put it correctly, the vertically challenged (Robert Hughes).


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  • un|chal|lenged — «uhn CHAL uhnjd», adjective. not challenged; not called in question; not called to account …   Useful english dictionary

  • lenged — chal·lenged; …   English syllables

  • chal — acros·ti·chal; ar·chal·lax·is; au·ri·chal·cite; bou·chal; chal·a·ra; chal·a·rop·sis; chal·a·zif·er·ous; chal·a·zog·a·my; chal·a·zoid·ite; chal·can·thite; chal·ce·don; chal·ce·don·ic; chal·ced·o·ny; chal·ce·don·yx; chal·chi·huitl; chal·chu·ite;… …   English syllables

  • chal´leng|er — chal|lenge «CHAL uhnj», verb, lenged, leng|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to call to a game or contest; dare: »The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school s team to a match. 2. to call to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chal´lenge|a|ble — chal|lenge «CHAL uhnj», verb, lenged, leng|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to call to a game or contest; dare: »The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school s team to a match. 2. to call to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chal|lenge — «CHAL uhnj», verb, lenged, leng|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to call to a game or contest; dare: »The champion swimmer challenged anyone in the world to beat him. Our school challenged the neighboring school s team to a match. 2. to call to fight: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un·chal·lenged — /ˌʌnˈʧælənʤd/ adj : not questioned or doubted : not challenged His remark went unchallenged by the interviewer. She is the unchallenged authority in the field …   Useful english dictionary

  • challenged — chal·lenged …   English syllables

  • challenge — chal·lenge chal ənj vt, chal·lenged; chal·leng·ing to administer a physiological and esp. an immunologic challenge to (an organism or cell) challenge n the process of provoking or testing physiological activity by exposure to a specific substance …   Medical dictionary

  • challenged — chal·lenged adj having a physical or mental disability or deficiency <skiing programs for physically challenged athletes (Craig Hansell)> …   Medical dictionary

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