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lamely

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lame 1  (lm)
adj. lam·er, lam·est
1. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible: Lame from the accident, he walked with a cane. A lame wing kept the bird from flying.
2. Marked by pain or rigidness: a lame back.
3. Weak and ineffectual; unsatisfactory: a lame attempt to apologize; lame excuses for not arriving on time.
tr.v. lamed, lam·ing, lames
To cause to become lame; cripple.

[Middle English, from Old English lama.]

lamely adv.
lameness n.

lame 2  (lm)
n.
A thin metal plate, especially one of the overlapping steel plates in medieval armor.

[French, from Old French, from Latin lmina, thin plate.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.lamely - in a weak and unconvincing manner; "`I don't know, Edward,' she answered lamely"
Translations
lamely [ˈleɪmlɪ] adv (fig) → sin convicción
lamely [ˈleɪmlɪ] adv (fig) → sans conviction
lamely [ˈleɪmlɪ] lame advlahm
lamely [ˈleɪmlɪ] adv (fig) → in modo poco convincente


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He started lamely a couple of times, cleared his throat, became red in the face, and finally ended by remarking that he hoped the cabins would be finished before the rainy season commenced.
She dealt the luckless Sara a glance that would have slain her on the spot could glances kill, stumbled lamely and impotently through the few remaining lines of her recitation, and fled with crimson cheeks to hide her mortification in the little corner that had been curtained off for a dressing-room.
And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house.
 
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