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Inflections of 'lame' (adj):

lamer: adj comparative

lamest: adj superlative

Inflections of 'lame' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

lames: v 3rd person singular

laming: v pres p

lamed: v past

lamed: v past p

lame
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Sense: Adjective: crippled or limping

Synonyms:

crippled , disabled , game , handicapped, hamstrung, limping, hobbling

Sense: Adjective: weak or unconvincing

Synonyms:

weak , feeble , poor , pathetic, pitiful, inadequate, flimsy , unconvincing, tenuous, halfhearted, half-hearted, lame-ass (US, slang)

Sense: Adjective: low quality

Synonyms:

low quality, bad , crummy (slang, informal), lousy (informal), cruddy, crappy (vulgar, slang), crap (UK, vulgar, slang), shitty (vulgar, offensive, slang), rubbish (UK, informal), rubbishy (UK, informal), awful , terrible

Sense: Verb: cripple

Synonyms:

cripple , disable , maim, mutilate, make sth/sb lame, hobble, paralyze (US), paralyse (UK)

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