Lame

[leɪm] or [lem]

Definition

(noun.) a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; 'she wore a gold lame dress'.

Typist: Martha--From WordNet

Definition

(superl.) Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.

(superl.) To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man.

(superl.) Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.

(v. t.) To make lame.

Edited by Hamilton

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Crippled, halt, hobbling.[2]. Defective, imperfect.[3]. Insufficient, unsatisfactory, weak, feeble, poor.

v. a. Cripple, make lame.

Edited by Gail

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Weak, faltering, hobbling, hesitating, ineffective, impotent, crippled, halt,defective, imperfect

ANT:Robust, agile, potent, efficient, satisfactory, cogent, convincing, tolling,effective

Edited by Arnold

Definition

adj. disabled in the limbs: hobbling: unsatisfactory: imperfect.—v.t. to make lame: to cripple: to render imperfect.—n. Lame′-duck (slang) a bankrupt.—adv. Lame′ly.—n. Lame′ness.—adj. Lam′ish a little lame: hobbling.

Editor: Ramon