Meanings
r-worded1
comparative more r-worded · superlative most r-worded
- euphemisticRetarded.
Have you ever said, “That's so ‘R’ worded,” or “You're such an ‘R’ word?” Many people don't realize that this word sends a message that it's all right to make fun of individuals with disabilities or, worse yet, to disregard them completely.
2017 January 20, Richard M. Gargiulo, Emily C. Bouck, Instructional Strategies for Students With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Intellectual Disability, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 4
r-worded2
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of r-word (“to rape”)
R-worded3
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of R-word
Origin
r-worded · adjective
From r-word (“retard”) + -ed. Modelled after retarded.
Full word history & related roots →r-worded · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
r-worded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r-worded
“r-worded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r-worded. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “r-worded,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r-worded.
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