lame
adjective
[ leɪm ]
• (especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot.
• "his horse went lame"
Similar:
limping,
hobbling,
incapacitated,
debilitated,
infirm,
deformed,
maimed,
defective,
gammy,
halt,
game,
• (of something intended to be entertaining) uninspiring and dull.
• "I found the programme pretty lame and not very informative"
• (of verse or metrical feet) halting; metrically defective.
lame
verb
• make (a person or animal) lame.
• "he was badly lamed during the expedition"
Origin:
Old English lama, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch lam and German lahm .
lamé
noun
• fabric with interwoven gold or silver threads.
• "a gold lamé suit"
Origin:
1920s: French, from Latin lamina (see lamina).
