Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Diminished, damaged, or weakened: an impaired sense of smell.
- adj. Functioning poorly or incompetently: a driver so tired as to be impaired.
- adj. Having a physical or mental disability: an impaired child in need of special assistance.
- n. People who have a physical or mental disability considered as a group: a swimming class for the physically impaired.
Wiktionary
- adj. Rendered less effective
- adj. inebriated, drunk.
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of impair.
- n. A criminal charge for impaired driving.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. mentally or physically unfit
- adj. diminished in strength, quality, or utility
Examples
“When these four ladies were killed by convicted impaired driver, Wladyslaw Bilski, only those seasoned in impaired driving cases would be able to predict that he would get off so easily with, a 4 year sentence.”
“Of course, driving while impaired is and will remain illegal.”
The Huffington Post: Prop 19 Opponents Veer Off Into Paranoia
“In the Democratic Republic of Congo, life for the disabled or physically impaired is wrought with difficulties.”
Global Voices in English » Disabled Congolese Find Ways to Thrive
“In essence, the judge in impaired driving cases is being replaced by a machine that is “objectively” deciding who is guilty and who is not.”
Problems with New Impaired Driving Legislation : Law is Cool
“As one defence lawyer, a specialist in impaired driving cases (who shall remain nameless), once told me:”
Problems with New Impaired Driving Legislation : Law is Cool
“While many people may like to have a few beers before mowing the lawn on a fine Sunday morning, operating a riding mower while impaired is an offence under section 253 of the Criminal Code of Canada.”
Man Busted for Impaired Operation of a Riding Mower : Law is Cool
“Type large enough for the vision-impaired is too big for people with good eyes to read comfortably, so having those two kinds of menus makes sense to me.”
“That declaration didn't sit too well with Connecticut, which at the time was a mere three months removed from its first NCAA title and, for the geographically impaired, is also located on the East Coast.”
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“For those Americans who are subtitle impaired, although the story takes place in Paris, and all the characters except for Matthew are French, almost all of the dialog is in English.”
“I think also the word impaired, in some ways it's just a euphemism.”
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yarb It's jargon for bladdered, starting to become a bit of a euphemism I think. Actually I suppose it covers other narcotics than just boozahol. Sep 22, 2009
bilby I saw 2 versions of this article. The first said legally intoxicated while the second said impaired. Sep 22, 2009
sionnach Si, senor. The old 'DUI' (driving under the influence) charge has been superseded (superceded?) by DWI (driving while impaired) in most states, I believe. Sep 22, 2009
bilby USA friends please help: does impaired mean drunk?
"Jeckel, a Coast Guard aviation electronics technician stationed in Clearwater until he was discharged on March 26, has several traffic offenses in Routt County, Colo., including guilty verdicts on driving with a restricted license and driving while impaired.
Pinellas Park police said an initial investigation supported his account of the accident.
The report indicated Jeckel was traveling about 30 mph in a 25 mph zone. Jeckel likely will not be charged unless found to have been impaired, Forseth said."
- Brant James, Woman killed when she leans out a moving truck and hits head on mailboxes, tampabay.com, 15 July 2009. Sep 22, 2009