lamed

as inincapacitate
as inmaim
as inmutilate
as inparalyze
as inbatter
as incripple
as inhamstring

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Word Origin & History

"silk interwoven with metallic threads," 1922, from French lame, earlier "thin metal plate (especially in armor), gold wire; blade; wave (of the sea)," from Middle French lame, from Latin lamina, lamna "thin piece or flake of metal."

Example Sentences forlamed

He was the best jumper in the west of Ireland; and they tell me you've lamed him for life.

"Jim Hooker lamed him with a shotgun, and he fell over," said Clarence timidly.

It was not long after this that he struck his foot with the axe and lamed himself for life.

It was not long after this that he struck his foot with the ax and lamed himself for life.

The poor fellow has lamed his horse, which fell near Rambouillet.

He forgot about everything else until he had lamed one of the forelegs.

He buckled on the spurs, and began to examine the three horses which he had not lamed.

Simba stared at me doubtfully, then began to whisper into the ear of the lamed diviner.

Nettie fell from her horse, and we were frightened for a time, but she was only lamed.

How sorry I was for them, they were so bruised and lamed by their first lessons in horsemanship.