Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravitationally challenged

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: grav-i-ta-tion-al-ly chal-lenged
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

7

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Humorous

adj

Of a person, having a poor sense of balance; subject to intervals of dizziness.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"[T]he chunky Mr. Ackerman took to the stage. First he told fat jokes. . . . "I'm not fat. I'm gravitationally challenged.""
"In America fat is the new f-word—instead, it's nutritionally endowed, or person of mass, or gravitationally challenged."
"Consider that the person asking is Mr. Bean, the diminutive, awkward, gravitationally challenged, accident-prone incarnation served up by Rowan Atkinson."

Etymology

An ironic imitation of the perceived oversensitivity of language like mentally challenged.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

more gravitationally challenged (comparative) most gravitationally challenged (superlative) gravitationally-challenged (alternative)

Phrases

ethically challenged vertically challenged living impaired

Frequently Paired Words

ethically challenged vertically challenged living impaired

Synonyms

horizontally challenged

Questions

What does gravitationally challenged mean?: Fat.
Where does gravitationally challenged come from?: An ironic imitation of the perceived oversensitivity of language like mentally challenged.

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