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Limned vs Limped - What's the difference?

limned | limped |

As verbs the difference between limned and limped

is that limned is past tense of limn while limped is past tense of limp.

As an adjective limned

is described or represented in a lifelike manner.

limned

English

Adjective

(head)
  • described or represented in a lifelike manner

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (limn)

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    limped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (limp)

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    limp

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) limpen, from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • To happen; befall; chance.
  • To come upon; meet.
    • Derived terms
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) *. See above.

    Adjective

    (er)
  • flaccid; flabby, as flesh.
  • lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.
  • (of a penis) not erect
  • (of a man) not having an erect penis
  • physically weak
  • * 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
    • Another line-out was stolen, and when the ball was sent left Clerc stepped and spun through limp challenges from Wilkinson, Chris Ashton and Foden to dive over and make it 11-0.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be inadequate or unsatisfactory.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A scraper of board or sheet-iron shaped like half the head of a small cask, used for scraping the ore off the sieve in the operation of hand-jigging.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) *.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=April 11 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Dirk Kuyt sandwiched a goal in between Carroll's double as City endured a night of total misery, with captain Carlos Tevez limping off early on with a hamstring strain that puts a serious question mark over his participation in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley. }}
  • (intransitive, figuratively, of a vehicle) To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion
    • The bomber limped home on one engine.
  • (poker slang) To call.
    • Derived terms
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    Noun

    (wikipedia limp) (en noun)
  • An irregular, jerky or awkward gait
  • A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve
  • A code-word among s, standing for L'ouis XIV, '''J'''ames II, Queen '''M'''ary of Modena and the ' P rince of Wales.Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Millennium Edition, art. "Limp"

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