Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a lame or halting manner; like a cripple: as, to waik lamely.
- Imperfectly; unsatisfactorily; weakly; feebly: as, a figure lamely drawn; a scene lamely described: an argument lamely conducted.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In the manner of one who is
lame . - adverb colloquial In a foolish or ineffective way.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a weak and unconvincing manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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NIGHT ARRANT that, "he called lamely down to his companion.
Night Arrant Gygax, Gary 1987
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On the vid, it looks like he is reacting like a schoolteacher, kind of lamely frowning at the remark.
McCain: "Who Is The Real Barack Obama?" McCain Supporter: "Terrorist!" 2009
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And, as an aside, even the ads themselves are kind of lamely similar to the past.
"What's happened to John McCain? He's running the sleaziest ads ever. Truly vile." Ann Althouse 2008
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Marilyn Manson, kind of lamely and kind of brilliantly, has set up and maintained a public persona built on shock value and being a voice for the angsty, teenage underdog for the better part of two decades.
Feministe 2009
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It’s framed kind of lamely though, asking if the discovery of Shuster drew things other than Superman might cause the members of Toronto’s city council to reconsider plans to name a street Joe Shuster Way.
Linkarama@Newsarama 2009
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"What happened happens in all newspapers," Al Ahram CEO Abdel Moneim Said said lamely in defense of the doctored photo that he labeled an artistic illustration of a story on Middle East peace talks entitled "The Road to Sharm El Skeikh."
Magda Abu-Fadil: Tablets, Apps, Mobile, Ethics and Training Grip 17th World Editors Forum Magda Abu-Fadil 2010
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But also note how he felt perfectly comfortable running that lame-ass game to duck a responsibility, deny legitimacy and yes, lamely assert that authority thing again.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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But also note how he felt perfectly comfortable running that lame-ass game to duck a responsibility, deny legitimacy and yes, lamely assert that authority thing again.
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We sped our Schwinn bikes through dirt rows and around smudge pots, grabbing fruit, old men with rock salt in their shotguns chasing lamely behind.
The Breakfast Tree Michael Smith 2012
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"What happened happens in all newspapers," Al Ahram CEO Abdel Moneim Said said lamely in defense of the doctored photo that he labeled an artistic illustration of a story on Middle East peace talks entitled "The Road to Sharm El Skeikh."
Magda Abu-Fadil: Tablets, Apps, Mobile, Ethics and Training Grip 17th World Editors Forum Magda Abu-Fadil 2010
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