Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temporarily able-bodied

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: tem-porar-i-ly able--bod-ied
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able-bodied, where this is viewed as a temporary state that could unexpectedly cease at any moment.

Example Sentences

"Temporarily able-bodied persons may unfavorably judge those who are disabled because of their misinformed perception of disability and the absence of any relationship with someone who is disabled."
"One way out of the identity impasse which was adopted by some activists in the late 1980s was to employ the term 'temporarily able-bodied' (TAB) to refer to those people who do not identify as disabled. TAB is used with a certain subversive humour, to challenge the security of the 'able-bodied' position."

Questions

What does temporarily able-bodied mean?: Able-bodied, where this is viewed as a temporary state that could unexpectedly cease at any moment.

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