lame

lame · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Unable to walk without difficulty due to an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot.

  2. 2.

    (informal) Weak, unconvincing, or inadequate.

  3. 3.

    (slang) Boring, uncool, or socially awkward.

  4. 4.

    (verb) To make lame; to cripple.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    lame duck — An official in the final period of office; an ineffectual person or thing.
  • •
    lame excuse — A weak or unconvincing excuse.

Related words

Antonyms: able-bodied, convincing, strong
See also: crippled, disabled, limp, weak
Synonyms: hobbling, limping, unconvincing, weak

Etymology

From Old English lama ("lame, crippled"), from Proto-Germanic lamaz. Related to German lahm and Dutch lam.