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Definition of lamely adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lamely

adverb
 
/ˈleɪmli/
 
/ˈleɪmli/
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  1. in a way that does not sound very confident, or that does not persuade other people synonym feebly
    • ‘I must have made a mistake,’ she said lamely.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLamely is used with these verbs:
    • finish
    • joke
    • say
    • …
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