able-bodied
Meaning
- adjective Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust; fit for service.
- adjective Not disabled; having no physical disability.
Unfair discrimination between the able-bodied and the disabled is illegal in many places.
- adjective Capable of performing all requisite duties as a seaman, specifically in the Royal Navy, a rating between leading and ordinary.
Similar words
healthy fit able robust clever physically sound wholesome well-developed adept
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