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Another word for lame

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Modifier

  1. Forced to limp

    See also:

    disabled

    deformed

  2. Sore

    See also:

    painful

  3. Weak; usually used figuratively

    See also:

    wanting

    unsatisfactory

    unfinished

    poor

    inadequate

    faulty

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Sentence Examples

  • He was lame for the rest of his days.

  • "He's begun to go a little lame on the left foreleg," he added.

  • He muttered some lame excuse, feigning making an error.

  • Five sets of predatory eyes fell to her, as if realizing there was a lame lamb in their midst.

  • "That's so lame," Jessi said.

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