lamelyadv.

Brit.

/ˈleɪmli/, U.S.

/ˈleɪmli/

Etymology: < lame adj. + -ly suffix².

In a lame manner; with halting steps or limbs; haltingly; imperfectly, defectively, inefficiently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [adverb]

lamely1597

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adverb] > in specific way: more imperfectly > defectively or faultily

faultily1577

haltingly1580

lamely1597

defectively1604

defectuously1604

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adverb] > lamely

lamely1597

hobblingly1607

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > lameness or physical disability > [adverb]

lamely1837

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. i. 22 Deformd, vnfinisht..scarce halfe made vp, And that so lamely and vnfashionable, That dogs barke at me as I halt by them.

c1599 Life T. More in C. Wordsworth Eccl. Biogr. (1810) II. 116 This booke [sc. Utopia]..is translated..into English absurdly and lamely.

1614 T. Adams in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1872) III. Ps. lxxi. 18 A comedy that..goes lamely off in the last act, finds no applause.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) ii. i. 86 Val. She enioyn'd me, To write some lines to one she loues... Speed. Are they not lamely writt?

1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida Pref. sig. A4^v So lamely is it left to us, that it is not divided into Acts.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 66 They who speak gracefully, are very lamely represented, in having their Speeches read or repeated by unskilful People.

1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. Introd. 2 Principles taken upon trust, consequences lamely deduced from them.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iv. iv. 207 Halting lamely along, thou noticest next Bishop Talleyrand-Perigord.

1885 R. W. Dixon Hist. Church Eng. III. 201 Cardwell lamely tries to screen Ridley.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lamely
释义	lamelyadv. Brit. /ˈleɪmli/, U.S. /ˈleɪmli/ Etymology: < lame adj. + -ly suffix². In a lame manner; with halting steps or limbs; haltingly; imperfectly, defectively, inefficiently. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [adverb] lamely1597 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adverb] > in specific way: more imperfectly > defectively or faultily faultily1577 haltingly1580 lamely1597 defectively1604 defectuously1604 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adverb] > lamely lamely1597 hobblingly1607 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > lameness or physical disability > [adverb] lamely1837 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. i. 22 Deformd, vnfinisht..scarce halfe made vp, And that so lamely and vnfashionable, That dogs barke at me as I halt by them. View more context for this quotation c1599 Life T. More in C. Wordsworth Eccl. Biogr. (1810) II. 116 This booke [sc. Utopia]..is translated..into English absurdly and lamely. 1614 T. Adams in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1872) III. Ps. lxxi. 18 A comedy that..goes lamely off in the last act, finds no applause. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) ii. i. 86 Val. She enioyn'd me, To write some lines to one she loues... Speed. Are they not lamely writt? View more context for this quotation 1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida Pref. sig. A4^v So lamely is it left to us, that it is not divided into Acts. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 66 They who speak gracefully, are very lamely represented, in having their Speeches read or repeated by unskilful People. 1739 D. Hume Treat. Human Nature I. Introd. 2 Principles taken upon trust, consequences lamely deduced from them. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iv. iv. 207 Halting lamely along, thou noticest next Bishop Talleyrand-Perigord. 1885 R. W. Dixon Hist. Church Eng. III. 201 Cardwell lamely tries to screen Ridley. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1597
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