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lahm.

lame (limited in movement due to injury, defect or paralysis to legs, wings, etc.; especially of animals and their limbs)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/laːm/
  1. lame (limited in movement due to injury, defect or paralysis to legs, wings, etc.; especially of animals and their limbs)

  2. weak, tired (exhausted from strain; of limbs, etc.) lame, weak, unconvincing (of excuses, words of protest or defense, etc.)

    derogatory · informal
  3. weak, tired (exhausted from strain; of limbs, etc.) slow (annoyingly so)

    derogatory · informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German lam, from Old High German lam, from Proto-West Germanic *lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz.

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