Impeded

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

impeded
    adj 1: made difficult or slow; "we blamed our impeded progress
           on lack of money"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Impede \Im*pede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeded}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Impeding}.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet;
   pref. im- in + pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf.
   {Impeach}.]
   To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede
   the advance of troops.
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         Whatever hinders or impedes
         The action of the nobler will.           --Logfellow.
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