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lamer noun [ ˈleɪmə ]

• a stupid, inept, or dull person.

lame adjective

• (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,
Opposite: able-bodied,
• (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.
Origin: Old English lama, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch lam and German lahm .


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