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lamely

/ˈleɪmli/LAYM-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈleɪmli/LAYM-lee

Meaningin a lame way

Common meaning: weakly, unconvincingly

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Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishlamasourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishlamesource
  3. Englishlame‘disabled in the legs’
  4. Englishformed in English from lamelamely‘weakly, unconvincingly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from lame + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LAME, p.320 · scan

Source words

  • lama Old English · source word “crippled”

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