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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

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   How do you describe a lame person?

   • The lame are people who are lame. This use could cause offence. ...the wounded and the lame of the last war. Persistent damage or inadequate healing may lead to chronic lameness. If you describe something, for example an excuse, argument, or remark, as lame, you mean that it is poor or weak. He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep.

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   What does lame mean?

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   What does a lame horse mean?

   • 1. disabled, handicapped, crippled, limping, defective, hobbling, game, halt (archaic) He had to pull out of the Championships when his horse went lame. 2. unconvincing, poor, pathetic, inadequate, thin, weak, insufficient, feeble, unsatisfactory, flimsy He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep.

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   Is the use of lame in reference to animals offensive?

   • The use of lame in reference to animals remains common and is not usually regarded as offensive. Note: Use of this sense in reference to people is now considered offensive.

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     LAME meaning: 1. (especially of animals) not able to walk...

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     lame definicja: 1. (especially of animals) not able to walk...

   • Lamely

     LAMELY definition: 1. in a weak and unsatisfactory way: 2....

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   • Lame: Malay Translation

     lame translate: tempang, lemah, menempangkan. Learn more in...

   • Lame: Thai Translation

     LAME translate: พิการ, ไม่ได้เรื่อง, ทำให้พิการ. Learn more...

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     lame translate: coix. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Lame: Italian Translation

     lame translate: zoppo, zoppo, inconsistente, azzoppare....

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