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Webster 1913 Edition

adv.

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In a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner;

as, to walk

lamely

; a figure

lamely

drawn.

adv.

[See Lame.]

Like a cripple; with impaired strength; in a halting manner; as, to walk lamely.

Imperfectly; without a complete exhibition of parts; as a figure lamely drawn; a scene lamely described.

Weakly; poorly; unsteadily; feebly.

lamely ‎(comparative more lamely, superlative most lamely)

In the manner of one who is lame.
(colloquial) In a foolish or ineffective way.
He lamely tried to lie his way out of it, but he wasn't really trying and no one believed him.