limp
verb (used without object)
to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
limpingly
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a word derived from
limp.
Example Sentences
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The coaching catastrophes offer a compelling throughline to the otherwise limpingly paced season, cohering the massive ensemble and complementing the show’s know-it-all earnestness with its can-you-believe-this raconteurism.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
The Air Taser, marketed as a tool for self-defense, sold limpingly in the Sharper Image catalogue, alongside revolving tie racks.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018
Smiling her kindly good night we saw Mrs. Lennart gather up her books and start off limpingly across the hall, with the devoted boy following close behind her.
From The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
He heard the crash of the big gate to the cage, and Tara, ambled out and took his way slowly and limpingly toward the edge of the forest.
From The Courage of Marge O'Doone by Lester Ralph
So I rose up and went slowly and limpingly to the place where they seemed to be.
From Wulfric the Weapon Thane by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
