Adjective The horse had gone lame, and it grew lamer. The accident left him lame for life. He offered a lame apology for his actions. She's nice, but her boyfriend is really lame. Verb we were afraid that the horse would be lamed by its horrible fall
Word History
Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English lama; akin to Old High German lam lame, Lithuanian limti to break down
Noun (2)
Middle French, from Latin lamina
Noun (3)
French
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a