# metabolically challenged

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Having difficulty with metabolism.
2. Dead.

## Etymology
The second sense is an ironic imitation of the perceived oversensitivity of language like "mentally challenged".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/metabolically-challenged