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   lame

   /leɪm/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot: "his horse went lame" Similar limpinghobblingincapacitateddebilitatedinfirmdeformedmaimeddefectiveinformal:gammyarchaic:haltgameOpposite able-bodied
   • ▪ (of a leg or foot) affected by injury or illness: "despite his lame leg, he fled"
   • 2. (of something intended to be entertaining) uninspiring and dull: "I found the programme pretty lame and not very informative"
   • ▪ (of an explanation or excuse) unconvincingly feeble: "the TV licensing teams hear a lot of lame excuses" Similar feebleweakthinflimsytransparentpoorpunyunconvincingimplausibleunlikelyhollowhard to believeinformal:pathetichalf-bakedhard to swallowOpposite convincingpersuasive
   • ▪ (of a person) naive or socially inept: informal North American "anyone who doesn't know that is obviously lame"
   • 3. (of verse or metrical feet) halting; metrically defective.

   verb

   • 1. make (a person or animal) lame: "he was badly lamed during the expedition"

   Word Origin Old Englishlama, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch lam and German lahm.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lamely adverb
   • 2. lameness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   lame: [adjective] having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair freedom of movement. marked by stiffness and soreness.

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   LAME definition: 1. (especially of animals) not able to walk correctly because of physical injury to or weakness in…. Learn more.

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   Lame definition: physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty. See examples of LAME used in a sentence.

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   Define lame. lame synonyms, lame pronunciation, lame translation, English dictionary definition of lame. n. A shiny fabric woven with metallic threads, often of gold or silver. adj. lam·er , lam·est 1. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, ...

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   8 meanings: 1. unable to walk easily, esp as a result of an injury or condition affecting the legs or feet 2. painful or weak.... Click for more definitions.

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   LAME definition: 1. A lame excuse or explanation is one that you cannot believe: 2. A lame animal or person cannot…. Learn more.

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   Definition of lame adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   lame, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › lamelame | meaning of lame in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lame lame 1 / leɪm / adjective 1 INJURE a) unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak a lame dog go lame (= become lame) b) the lame [plural] people who are lame 2 BELIEVE a lame excuse or explanation is weak and difficult to believe lame excuse/explanation She gave some ...

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    You might describe a limping dog that's lost the use of one of its legs as lame, which means "disabled in a leg or foot."