imped

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UK/ˈɪmpɛd/UK/ɪmpt/UK/ˈɪmpɪd/

noun

a creature without feet

OriginAncient Greek ἀπούς →
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Meanings

imped1

nounimped (plural impeds)

plural impeds

  1. a creature without feet

    Aristotle had divided the group into bipeds, quadrupeds and impeds.

    1894: The Reverend Richard Owen (Richard Owen’s grandson), The Life of Richard Owen, volume 2, page 119

imped2

adjectiveimped (not comparable)
  1. especiallynot comparableEngrafted, eked, implanted; supplemented by imping.

imped3

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of imp

Origin

imped · noun

  1. Ancient Greekἀπούς
  2. Englishimped

Coined on Latinate roots (im- + -ped) by Richard Owen in 1861 as a calque of Aristotle’s Ancient Greek ἀπούς (apoús).

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imped · adjective

From imp + -ed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with imped

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

imped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imped

MLA

“imped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imped. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imped,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imped.

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