lame

adjective/leɪm/

Frequency rank: #4,505 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

weak, unconvincing, or inadequate

Illustration for the English word “lame”

Example sentence

His excuse for missing the meeting was so lame that nobody believed him.

Synonyms & related words

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