Question

the ponderous missiles tore through the crowded ship, hurling her massive guns about her decks, and scattering mutilated bodies in all directions. source: nurse and spy in the union army the adventures and experiences of a woman in hospitals, camps, and battle - fields in this sentence, mutilated means: inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening required by naval codes and conventions having a part of the body crippled or disabled being quiet or still or inactive

Explanation:

The context describes a violent scene on a ship with missiles causing destruction and harm to people. "Mutilated" in this context refers to bodies being severely damaged, which aligns with having a part of the body crippled or disabled.

Answer:

C. having a part of the body crippled or disabled