Lamely

['lemli]

Definition

(adv.) in a weak and unconvincing manner; '`I don't know, Edward,' she answered lamely'.

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Definition

(adv.) An a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner; as, to walk lamely; a figure lamely drawn.

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Examples

I had hoped, er--I had thought or--er--how very happy we should be that he was not caught in the fire, he ended lamely. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Intelligent, Robert Jordan said lamely. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.

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