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View definitions for lame

lame

adjective as in unable to walk properly; injured

adjective as in weak; inadequate

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Example Sentences

"Is this lame?" she asked at the last moment.

From BBC

"It is unfortunate that Olmert, regardless of how nice he was… was a lame duck," Husseini says, "and therefore, we will go nowhere with this."

From BBC

Even before his martial law declaration, Yoon had been reduced to a lame duck leader as the opposition party held the majority in parliament.

From BBC

It had put up a good fight, but the Golden Globes was irreparably wounded and ready to go the way of a lame horse.

From Salon

As Trump crosses the line from ignorant bombast to dangerous, Fox News will eventually have to abandon him, given his lame duck status.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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