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lame
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- pronunciation:
- leIm
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
lamer, lamest |
definition 1: |
permanently disabled, esp. in a foot or leg.
The injured horse was judged to be lame.- synonyms:
- crippled, disabled, hobbled, maimed
- antonyms:
- able-bodied
- similar words:
- hamstrung
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definition 2: |
impaired or defective in movement or operation, esp. because of soreness.
He felt lame after his accident, and it took some time for him to recover fully.She has a lame back that has kept her from working for these past few weeks.- similar words:
- feeble, weak
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definition 3: |
weak or inadequate.
a lame apology- synonyms:
- feeble
- antonyms:
- cunning
- similar words:
- flimsy, half-baked, inadequate, insufficient, thin, unsatisfactory, wanting, weak
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related words: |
pale, wan |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
lames, laming, lamed |
definition: |
to cripple or disable.
- synonyms:
- cripple, disable, hobble, maim
- similar words:
- hamstring, incapacitate, injure
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related words: |
disable, mutilate |
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derivations: |
lamely (adv.), lameness (n.) |
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