lamer

Meaning of lamer

noun

a stupid, inept, or dull person.

adjective, comparative adjective
  1. (especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot.
    his horse went lame
  2. (of something intended to be entertaining) uninspiring and dull.
    I found the programme pretty lame and not very informative
    I made really stupid posters with lame slogans
  3. (of verse or metrical feet) halting; metrically defective.

Old English lama, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch lam and German lahm .

Information about lamer

Hyphenation of lamer

lamer

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • lamer is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

lamer synonyms

Meaning walking with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot:

limping

Meaning walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury:

hobbling

Meaning deprived of strength or power; debilitated:

incapacitated

Meaning in a very weakened and infirm state:

debilitated

Meaning not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness:

infirm

Meaning (of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen:

deformed

Meaning wound or injure (a person or animal) so that part of the body is permanently damaged:

maimed

Meaning imperfect or faulty:

defective

Meaning (of part of a person's body, especially the leg) unable to function normally because of injury or chronic pain:

gammy

Meaning bring or come to an abrupt stop:

halt

Meaning eager or willing to do something new or challenging:

game

Anagrams of lamer

Lemar, marle, Melar, Merla, realm

Words that rhyme with lamer

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