lame 1 of 2

adjective

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as in pitiful
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust that's a pretty lame way to treat someone

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as in unacceptable
falling short of a standard the amenities at this hotel are lame; there's not even free Wi-Fi in the room

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lame

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verb

as in to cripple
to cause severe or permanent injury to we were afraid that the horse would be lamed by its horrible fall

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“Lame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lame. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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