Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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impaired | No | Yes | No | No |
diminished | No | Yes | No | No |
impaired (adjective) | diminished (adjective) |
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diminished in strength, quality, or utility | (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use |
mentally or physically unfit | impaired by diminution |
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | |
(of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval |