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lame

adjective as in unable to walk properly; injured

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Those bills passed the Senate in December, but they stalled in the House during a lame duck session that saw little progress on any issue.

From Salon

Another woman said she felt it was a "lame excuse of travel logistics".

From BBC

It was a lame idea to begin with.

Their defenses of her were weak and mealy-mouthed, mostly lame assertions that she's a good Christian — which is hard to square with all the lying.

From Salon

As the clock ticked down, Bulls captain Ruan Nortje spilled the ball with space ahead of him and promptly came up lame with cramp to sum up his side's disappointing day.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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