lamely
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈleɪmli/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪmli
Adverb
[edit]lamely (comparative more lamely, superlative most lamely)
- In the manner of one who is lame.
- (colloquial) In a foolish or ineffective way.
- He lamely tried to lie his way out of the situation, but he wasn't really trying and no-one believed him.
- 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 436:
- "I quite admire cats," he said. "There is something about them," he added, "which..." He could not find the words. "Which is quite admirable," he ended lamely.
in a foolish or ineffective way
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