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lame
1[ leym ]
adjective
, lam·er, lam·est.
- physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty:
a lame racehorse.
- impaired or disabled through defect or injury:
a lame arm.
- weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy:
a lame excuse.
- Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. awkward, dull, stupid, or uninteresting.
- Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated.
verb (used with object)
, lamed, lam·ing.
- to make lame or defective.
noun
- Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
lame
2[ leym; French lam ]
noun
, Armor.
, plural lames [leym, l, a, m].
- any of a number of thin, overlapping plates composing a piece of plate armor, as a fauld, tasset, or gauntlet.
lamé
3[ lah-mey, la-; French la-mey ]
noun
- an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton.
lame
1/ leɪm /
noun
- one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330; splint
lame
2/ leɪm /
adjective
- disabled or crippled in the legs or feet
- painful or weak
a lame back
- weak; unconvincing
a lame excuse
- not effective or enthusiastic
a lame try
- slang.conventional or uninspiring
verb
- tr to make lame
lamé
3/ ˈlɑːmeɪ /
noun
- a fabric of silk, cotton, or wool interwoven with threads of metal
- ( as modifier )
a gold lamé gown
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Sensitive Note
Many speakers do not recognize or consider the connection between the medical and slang senses of lame . Nevertheless, using a term associated with injury or disability as a general insult is sometimes perceived as insensitive to or by people with disabilities.
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Derived Forms
- ˈlamely, adverb
- ˈlameness, noun
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Other Words From
- lamely adverb
- lameness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lame1
First recorded before 900; Middle English (adjective and verb); Old English lama (adjective); cognate with Dutch lam, German lahm, Old Norse lami; akin to Lithuanian lúomas
Origin of lame2
1580–90; < Middle French < Latin lāmina a thin piece or plate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lame1
C16: via Old French from Latin lāmina a thin plate, lamina
Origin of lame2
Old English lama; related to Old Norse lami, German lahm
Origin of lame3
from French, from Old French lame gold or silver thread, thin plate, from Latin lāmina thin plate
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Example Sentences
Natalia Vodianova closed the collection in a show-stopping liquid gold lamé mini-dress.
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Among these last was the lamé tyrant himself, or rather should I say, at their head leading the retreat.
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