EGAVE

able-bodied

Meaning

  1. adjective Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust; fit for service.
  2. adjective Not disabled; having no physical disability.
    Unfair discrimination between the able-bodied and the disabled is illegal in many places.
  3. 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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