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Webster 1913 Edition


Lameness

Lame′ness

,
Noun.
The condition or quality of being lame;
as, the
lameness
of an excuse or an argument
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lameness

LA'MENESS

,
Noun.
1.
An impaired state of the body or limbs; loss of natural soundness and strength by a wound or by disease; particularly applied to the limbs, and implying a total or partial inability; as the lameness of the leg or arm.
2.
Imperfection; weakness; as the lameness of an argument or of a description.

Definition 2024


lameness

lameness

English

Noun

lameness (countable and uncountable, plural lamenesses)

  1. An impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
    His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office.
  2. (informal) The quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool.
    I can't believe the lameness of the special effects in that movie.

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