Another word for lame

lame Synonyms

lame

modif.

Forced to limp
crippled, defective, limping; see deformed, disabled.
Sore
bruised, stiff, raw; see painful 1.
Weak; usually used figuratively
inefficient, ineffective, faltering; see faulty, inadequate 1, poor 2, unfinished 1, unsatisfactory, wanting.

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He was lame for the rest of his days.
"He's begun to go a little lame on the left foreleg," he added.
Five sets of predatory eyes fell to her, as if realizing there was a lame lamb in their midst.
He muttered some lame excuse, feigning making an error.
"That's so lame," Jessi said.

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