lamed or lamedh /läˈmād/

The twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet

lame¹ /lām/

1. Disabled, specif in the use of a leg
2. Hobbling
3. Unsatisfactory
4. Imperfect
5. Weak, implausible
6. Conventional, unfashionable (US sl)

An old-fashioned person

1. To make lame
2. To cripple
3. To make imperfect (figurative)

lameˈly adverb

lameˈness noun

lamˈish adjective

1. A little lame
2. Hobbling

lameˈbrain noun (informal)

A stupid person, an idiot

lameˈbrained adjective

lame duck see under duck¹

• dispensational
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• dispensed
• dispenser
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• dispense with
• dispensing
• dispensing optician
• dispensing opticians
• dispeople
• dispeopled
• dispeoples
• dispeopling
• dispermous
• dispersal
• dispersal prison