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cripple vs crookback

crookback vs cripple

cripple and crookback both are nouns.

cripple is not an adjective while crookback is an adjective.

cripple is a verb but crookback is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cripple Yes No Yes No
crookback Yes Yes No No
As nouns, crookback is a hyponym of cripple; that is, crookback is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cripple:
  • cripple: someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
  • crookback: a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
Other hyponyms of cripple include humpback, hunchback.
cripple (noun) crookback (noun)
someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
cripple (adjective) crookback (adjective)
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
cripple (verb) crookback (verb)
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
Difference between cripple and crookback

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