Word "LAME" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
Synonyms:
cripple

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
Synonyms:
square

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
Synonyms:
feeble
Examples:
a lame argument

Crossword Clues for LAME

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Type of excuse having no leg to stand on!
Not convincing, like a bad excuse
Weak due to a bad meal? (4)
Weak sort of meal Mirror Cryptic 10 Apr 2024
Feeble Mirror Quick 10 Apr 2024
Shiny labric
Hobbling, say Wall Street Journal 16 Mar 2024
Weak, unconvincing (4)
Painful or weak (4)
Unconvincing material (4)
Flimsy, as excuses Newsday 25 Feb 2024
Poor, as an excuse
Shiny fabric New York Times 19 Feb 2024
Without full use of a leg
Fabric that's stiff or limp (4)
Hobbling The Sun Two Speed 11 Feb 2024
Shiny fabric? Implausible The Sun Two Speed 11 Feb 2024
Unable to walk The Telegraph Quick 11 Feb 2024
Feeble (excuse)
Like flimsy excuses, say
Hobbling The Sun Two Speed 01 Jan 2024
Leaves and makes excuses initially unconvincing The Sun Two Speed 01 Jan 2024
Cloth with threads of gold (4)
Pathetic sort of meal Mirror Cryptic 24 Dec 2023
Feeble Mirror Quick 24 Dec 2023
Such an excuse is not credible
Thin flimsy (excuse)
Shiny gold cloth
How a male becomes crippled
Feeble, as an excuse
Gold __ Newsday 02 Dec 2023
Flimsy, as an excuse
Fabric with gold fibers Wall Street Journal 11 Nov 2023
Shiny, metallic fabric
Unimpressive, as an excuse
Poor, as an excuse
Unconvincing, as an excuse
Unconvincing Eugene Sheffer 12 Sep 2023
Glittery, showy fabric
Unfunny, as a joke
Metallic fabric Universal 11 Aug 2023
Like a poor joke, say
Poor, as an excuse
Flimsy, as an excuse Newsday 10 Jul 2023
Gold or silver fabric Universal 27 Jun 2023
Feeble, as an excuse
Metallic fabric New York Times 28 May 2023
Like a poor excuse
Shiny fabric LA Times Daily 24 Mar 2023
Poor, as an excuse
Silly, as an excuse
Flimsy, as an excuse
Metallic fabric Newsday 22 Jan 2023
Corny, as a joke
Fancy fabric Family Time 05 Dec 2022
Unconvincingly feeble The Times Concise 26 Nov 2022
Weak, as an excuse
Metallic fabric Newsday 16 Oct 2022
Like a pathetic excuse
Poor, as excuses Newsday 25 Sep 2022
Unconvincing, as an excuse
Fabric with metallic threads LA Times Daily 24 Aug 2022
Like dad jokes, to teens
Fancy fabric spelled with the same consonants as "limo" Universal 06 Aug 2022
Limping, say Wall Street Journal 30 Jul 2022
Uninspiring game The Guardian Cryptic 24 May 2022
Weak, as an excuse Newsday 03 May 2022
Like a poor excuse
Gold fabric The Washington Post 24 Apr 2022
Gold fabric LA Times Daily 24 Apr 2022
Tinseled fabric LA Times Daily 09 Mar 2022
Tinseled fabric The Washington Post 09 Mar 2022
Like some excuses, perhaps
Feeble The Guardian Quick 31 Jan 2022
Walking with a limp Irish Times Simplex 08 Jan 2022
Like dad jokes, to kids LA Times Daily 08 Jan 2022
Like a "dad joke", sometimes
Like a poor excuse
Fabric interwoven with glistening threads Wall Street Journal 29 Nov 2021
Walking with a limp Irish Times Simplex 20 Nov 2021
Hobbling Eugene Sheffer 20 Oct 2021
Silly, as an excuse
Like a poor excuse
Unimpressive, as a party
Like the stupidest joke you ever heard Family Time 27 Sep 2021
Metallic fabric Universal 15 Sep 2021
Thin plate is weak
Flimsy Eugene Sheffer 30 Aug 2021
Really weak Premier Sunday 15 Aug 2021
Fabric with metallic threads The Washington Post 23 Jul 2021
Fabric with metallic threads LA Times Daily 23 Jul 2021
Weak, as an excuse
Metallic fabric Newsday 09 Jul 2021
A weak excuse?
How kids might describe dad jokes New York Times 20 Jun 2021
Fancy fabric New York Times 16 Jun 2021
Poor, as an excuse
Poor, as an excuse Newsday 06 Jun 2021
Poor, as an excuse The Washington Post 18 May 2021
Poor, as an excuse LA Times Daily 18 May 2021
Metallic fabric New York Times 16 May 2021
Badly hobbled Family Time 09 May 2021
Flimsy, as an excuse
Shiny fabric? Implausible
Unconvincing Eugene Sheffer 24 Apr 2021
Silly, as an excuse
Flimsy, as an excuse Newsday 23 Mar 2021
Letters found consecutively in this clue that spell a metallic fabric USA Today 20 Mar 2021
Poor, as excuses Newsday 10 Mar 2021
Shiny fabric? Implausible
Halt Canadiana 04 Jan 2021
Flimsy, as excuses Newsday 27 Dec 2020
Fabric with metallic threads Family Time 20 Dec 2020
Walking with a limp Irish Times Simplex 14 Dec 2020
Unconvincing
Unconvincing The Telegraph Quick 13 Nov 2020
Flimsy, as an excuse
Glittery fabric Newsday 15 Oct 2020
Feeble, as an excuse
Hobbling Eugene Sheffer 02 Sep 2020
Unconvincing, as an excuse Newsday 01 Jul 2020
Like a horse that can no longer be ridden New York Times 27 May 2020
Unconvincing, excuse-wise The Washington Post 18 May 2020
Unconvincing, excuse-wise LA Times Daily 18 May 2020
Unfunny, as a joke
Shiny fabric or a flimsy excuse
___ duck New York Times 28 Apr 2020
Shiny fabric The Washington Post 22 Apr 2020
Shiny fabric LA Times Daily 22 Apr 2020
Flimsy fabric The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Apr 2020
Metallic fabric USA Today 11 Apr 2020
Shiny fabric Universal 21 Mar 2020
Fabric with sheen New York Times 08 Mar 2020
Unconvincingly feeble The Times Concise 26 Feb 2020
Poor, as an excuse
Shiny fabric The Washington Post Sunday 22 Dec 2019
Fabric with shiny threads Wall Street Journal 04 Dec 2019
Like a flimsy excuse, say
Like a flimsy excuse
What some excuses are Family Time 10 Nov 2019
Like a weak excuse The Washington Post 22 Oct 2019
Like a weak excuse LA Times Daily 22 Oct 2019
Fabric used in sci-fi costumes LA Times Daily 19 Oct 2019
Fabric used in sci-fi costumes The Washington Post 19 Oct 2019
Sometimes-gold fabric Universal 18 Oct 2019
Shiny fabric
Shiny fabric New York Times 16 Oct 2019
Weak, as excuses go USA Today 12 Oct 2019
Like a weak response
Feeble American wearing lingerie inside out
Shimmery fabric USA Today 19 Sep 2019
Word before duck or excuse USA Today 09 Sep 2019
Improbably concocted Newsday 03 Aug 2019
Crippled Canadiana 22 Jul 2019
Flimsy, as excuses go USA Today 19 Jul 2019
Gold fabric, perhaps The Washington Post Sunday 14 Jul 2019
Ornamental sparkler Newsday 13 Jul 2019
Rubbish material The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Jun 2019
Like a flimsy excuse, say
Bad, like a 'dad joke' USA Today 15 Apr 2019
Unconvincing, as an excuse LA Times Daily 29 Mar 2019
Unconvincing, as an excuse The Washington Post 29 Mar 2019
Glittery fabric Wall Street Journal 20 Mar 2019
___-duck session Universal 18 Mar 2019
Limping along
Weak fellow fleeing fire
Injured, as a leg Universal 18 Jan 2019
___ duck president Universal 16 Jan 2019
Fabric used in sci-fi costumes
Like a weak excuse
Unconvincing, as an excuse
Poor, as excuses go
___ duck president
Glittery fabric
Injured, as a leg
Shimmery fabric
___-duck session
Flimsy, as excuses go
Ornamental fabric
Like a dubious excuse
Sometimes-gold fabric
Word before duck or excuse
Weak, as excuses go
Walking with a severe wobble Family Time 24 Dec 2018
Hobbled Universal 13 Dec 2018
Unable to walk USA Today 11 Dec 2018
Like a flimsy excuse The Washington Post 09 Dec 2018
Like a flimsy excuse LA Times Daily 09 Dec 2018
Fabric with a glint The Washington Post 07 Dec 2018
Fabric with a glint LA Times Daily 07 Dec 2018
Unconvincing, as an excuse USA Today 19 Nov 2018
Unfunny, as a joke New York Times 05 Nov 2018
Like a weak joke Universal 15 Oct 2018
Not at all believable Newsday 14 Oct 2018
Like flimsy excuses Premier Sunday 14 Oct 2018
Poor, as excuses go USA Today 04 Oct 2018
Uncool New York Times 16 Sep 2018
Unconvincing, as an excuse
Type of duck Family Time 10 Sep 2018
Half-baked Premier Sunday 09 Sep 2018
Unconvincing, as excuses Newsday 02 Sep 2018
Like a weak excuse, for e.g.
Hardly believable, as an excuse
Hardly convincing, as an excuse
*Defeated incumbent LA Times Daily 22 Jun 2018
*Defeated incumbent The Washington Post 22 Jun 2018
Large American sat on yours truly? Painful!
Feeble, as excuses go USA Today 11 Jun 2018
Like bad excuses Thomas Joseph 21 May 2018
Weak, as an excuse
Fabric shot through with metallic fibers The Chronicle of Higher Education 27 Apr 2018
Hard to believe, as excuses Newsday 28 Feb 2018
Fabric woven with metallic threads The Washington Post 29 Jan 2018
Fabric woven with metallic threads LA Times Daily 29 Jan 2018
Mighty hard to believe Newsday 25 Jan 2018
Like one who limps
Fabric with a glint
Like a flimsy excuse
Unfunny, as a joke
Unconvincing, as an excuse
Feeble, as excuses go
Fabric woven with metallic threads
Unable to walk
Fabric shot through with metallic fibers
*Defeated incumbent
Uncool
Hobbled
Like a weak joke
Weak, as an excuse Newsday 05 Dec 2017
Excuse descriptor The Washington Post 01 Dec 2017
Excuse descriptor LA Times Daily 01 Dec 2017
'That's so weak!' The Washington Post 25 Nov 2017
"That's so weak!" LA Times Daily 25 Nov 2017
Ineffective material
Like a wobbly duck? Family Time 13 Nov 2017
Unconvincing, as excuses go LA Times Daily 25 Oct 2017
Implausible Thomas Joseph 25 Oct 2017
Unconvincing, as excuses go The Washington Post 25 Oct 2017
Weak, as an excuse
Flimsy The Washington Post 11 Aug 2017
Flimsy LA Times Daily 11 Aug 2017
Poor, as an excuse Family Time 24 Jul 2017
Not believable Thomas Joseph 30 Jun 2017
Cripple Canadiana 26 Jun 2017
Leaves and makes excuses initially unconvincing
Weak or insipid Universal 24 May 2017
Weak, as excuses go
Super weak, as an excuse Universal 06 May 2017
Limping one
Type of hobbling duck? Family Time 24 Apr 2017
"That was a ____ excuse for not finishing your assignment!"
Poor, as an excuse Wall Street Journal 27 Feb 2017
Flimsy, as an excuse Wall Street Journal 13 Feb 2017
Type of excuse covered up by Angela Merkel Irish Times Crosaire 08 Feb 2017
Sorry New York Times 21 Jan 2017
Like some excuses Family Time 16 Jan 2017
Unconvincing Newsday 13 Jan 2017
Weak or insipid
Like some ducks? LA Times Daily 01 Jan 2017
Super weak, as an excuse
"That's so weak!"
Sorry
Unconvincing, as excuses go
Like some ducks?
Flimsy
Excuse descriptor
Weak, excuse-wise Universal 26 Nov 2016
Weak, as an excuse The Washington Post 09 Nov 2016
Hardly adequate New York Times 03 Nov 2016
Unable to walk without difficulty Irish Times Simplex 28 Oct 2016
Unconvincing, as excuses USA Today 12 Oct 2016
Pathetic, as an excuse LA Times Daily 28 Sep 2016
Like a poor excuse Wall Street Journal 20 Sep 2016
Like sad excuses Premier Sunday 18 Sep 2016
Wake New York Times 15 Sep 2016
Totally uncool New York Times 06 Sep 2016
Hardly convincing Wall Street Journal 26 Aug 2016
Like some excuses Jonesin 23 Aug 2016
Ineffectual The Washington Post 08 Aug 2016
Unsatisfactory, as excuses Universal 04 Aug 2016
Fancy fabric with metallic threads The Washington Post 30 Jun 2016
So very uncool LA Times Daily 14 Jun 2016
Flimsy, as an excuse LA Times Daily 30 May 2016
__ duck LA Times Daily 17 May 2016
Gown fabric USA Today 10 May 2016
Metallic cloth Universal 16 Apr 2016
Gown fabric Newsday 15 Apr 2016
Not even slightly convincing Wall Street Journal 13 Apr 2016
Weak lover, female dumped The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Mar 2016
Not cool, informally New York Times 05 Jan 2016
Poor, as excuses go
So very uncool
Flimsy, as an excuse
Wake
Totally uncool
Weak, excuse-wise
Unsatisfactory, as excuses
Hardly adequate
Not cool, informally
Gown fabric
__ duck
Unconvincing, excuse-wise
Weak, ineffectual The Sun Two Speed 28 Dec 2015
Some feel a member is weak The Sun Two Speed 28 Dec 2015
Poor, as excuses go Universal 24 Dec 2015
Weak material The Telegraph Toughie 22 Dec 2015
Type of duck? Family Time 30 Nov 2015
Poor, excuse-wise Universal 15 Nov 2015
Weak The Telegraph Quick 12 Nov 2015
Disabled in leg or foot The Times Concise 14 Oct 2015
Unable to walk properly Irish Times Simplex 12 Oct 2015
Weak, as an excuse Wall Street Journal 05 Oct 2015
Walking with a limp Family Time 04 Oct 2015
Not even a little cool LA Times Daily 30 Aug 2015
Ineffectual Premier Sunday 09 Aug 2015
Pathetic Premier Sunday 02 Aug 2015
Disabled, as a horse Family Time 19 Jul 2015
Hardly believable Wall Street Journal 03 Jul 2015
Walking with a hitch USA Today 05 Jun 2015
Needing crutches Eugene Sheffer 01 Jun 2015
Flimsy, as an excuse USA Today 29 May 2015
Unconvincing excuse at the beginning and end of Lassie Come Home Irish Times Crosaire 23 Apr 2015
Word with "brain" or "duck" USA Today 08 Apr 2015
Unbelievable, say New York Times 05 Apr 2015
Weak, as an excuse Family Time 30 Mar 2015
Decidedly uncool USA Today 24 Mar 2015
Flimsy New York Times 22 Mar 2015
Like some excuses USA Today 10 Jan 2015
Word with "brain" or "duck"
Having a bum gam
Decidedly uncool
Flimsy, as an excuse
Walking with a hitch
Poor, excuse-wise
Pathetic
Ineffectual
Weak, as an excuse
Uninspired, as an effort
Unconvincing
Poor, as excuses go
Pathetic, as an excuse
Feeble, as an excuse
"Weak sauce, dude"
Poor, as an excuse
Poor, as excuses
Weak, as an excuse
Weak, as an excuse
Hardly believable
Unbelievable, say
Flimsy
Like some excuses
Not even a little cool
Flimsy, as an excuse
"Not cool"
Barely believable
Shimmery fabric
Exhibiting a limp
Poor, as an excuse
Not up to standards
Woefully unimpressive
Type of excuse or duck
Type of duck or excuse
Uncool Unwritten Law song?
Unconvincing
Like uneventful show
Glittery material
Ineffectual
Not even slightly convincing
Certain brocaded fabric
Fancy fabric with metallic threads
Unconvincing
Unconvincing, as an excuse
Word with "duck" or "excuse"
Woefully weak, as an excuse
Unimpressive, as an excuse
Pathetic
Shiny fabric
Chanteuse's fabric
Chanteuse's fabric
Unconvincing
Limping, say
Hard to believe
Unsatisfactory, as an excuse
"Boring!"
Unconvincing, as an excuse
What some excuses are
Like some excuses
Not at all clever
Like one who limps
Uneventful show
Disco fabric
Like some excuses
Type of duck
Weak, as an effort
Pathetic
Not cool
Flimsy, as an excuse
Fabric with gold threads
Disabled, as a horse
"How unfair and outrageous," to a teen
Fabric made from metallic fibers
Weak, as excuses go
Hobbled
Hard to believe
Type of duck or excuse
Metallic fabric
Not really believable
Hard to believe
Weak
Hobbled
Like one who limps
Weak, as excuses go
Poor, as an excuse
Hobbling
Pointedly unimpressive
Palinesque prefix before "stream"
Hobbling
Hobbling, say
Like a poor excuse
Half-baked
Poor, as an excuse
Weak, as an excuse
Fabric with gold or silver threads
Formal fabric
Decidedly uncool
Weak, as an excuse
"You can do better than that"
Glittery dress fabric
Pretty feeble
Feeble, as an excuse
Rich fabric
Ineffectual
Shiny fabric
Totally uncool
Rich fabric
Flimsy
Not very believable, as an excuse
Half-baked
Inadequate
Glittery evening-gown fabric
Unimpressive, as an excuse
Fancy fabric
Unsatisfactory, as excuses
Unimaginative
Limping
Weak, as excuses
Disabled, as a horse
Flimsy
Poor, as excuses go
Shiny gold fabric
Pricey fabric
Limping
Metallic fabric
Hard to believe
Glitzy gown material
Glitz in a gown
Flimsy, as an excuse
Evening-gown fabric
Pathetic
Terse dismissal
Poor, as excuses go
Showy wear
Exhibiting a limp
Sparkly fabric
Weak, as an excuse
Glittery fabric
Fabric with metallic threads
Fabric with ornamental threads
Feeble
Poor, as excuses go
Shiny gold fabric
___ duck (losing politician serving out a term)
Like a woefully weak excuse
Unsatisfactory, as an excuse
Pathetic
Unconvincing
Ineffectual
Fabric with gold threads
Poor, as an excuse
Ineffectual
Like some excuses
Sparkly gold fabric
Like poor excuses
Glitzy dress material
Ineffectual
Like some excuses
__ duck
-- -duck session
Weak
Unconvincingly feeble
Unbelievable, as an excuse
Fancy fabric
Unconvincing
Hobbling
Kind of excuse
Poor, as excuses go
Kind of duck?
Unconvincing
Like Chester of "Gunsmoke"
Formal fabric
Unconvincing
Like Chester of "Gunsmoke"
Shimmery fabric
Feeble, as an excuse
Poor, as excuses go
Like some excuses
Like a weak joke
Beneath serious consideration
Quite uncool
Inadequate
Sparkly material
Showy fabric
Kind of excuse
Ineffectual
Type of excuse
Kind of duck?
Hamstrung, e.g.
Fancy fabric
Certain brocaded fabric
Brocaded fabric
Hobbling
Preposterous
Weak, as an excuse
Like a poor excuse
Unimpressive, as an excuse
Like some ducks
Weak, as an excuse
Feeble, as an excuse
Gimpy
More than footsore
Kind of excuse
Fabric with metallic threads
Flimsy, as an excuse
Rich fabric
Kind of duck or brain
Poor, as an excuse
Ineffectual
Type of duck
Kind of excuse
Fabric with metallic threads
Not really believable
Weak, as an effort
___ duck
Fabric with metallic threads
Shiny fabric
Fancy fabric
Decidedly uncool
Threaded fabric
Unconvincing
Weak
Weak
Gold fabric
Sparkly gold fabric
Unsatisfactory
Unsatisfactory, as an excuse
Dress material for a ball
Footsore
Like a poor excuse
Slinky gown material
Golden fabric
Threaded fabric
Inadequate
Metallic fabric
Like, totally uninteresting
Poor, as an excuse
Hardly believable
On crutches
Shiny gold fabric
Like some excuses
Liberace fabric
Flimsy, as an excuse
Like "The dog ate my homework"
Glittery material
Brocaded fabric
Like some excuses
Poorly performed
Like "The dog ate my homework"
Like a poor excuse
Like Vulcan
Metallic fabric
Fancy fabric
Flimsy, as excuses go
Fancy fabric
On the disabled list
Type of duck?
Brocaded fabric
Getting hardly any laughs
Not believable
Ornamental fabric
Brocaded fabric
Like a poor excuse
Hardly effectual
Shiny fabric
Bor-r-r-r-ring
Like Tiny Tim
Fabric for a Dior gown
Word with brain or duck
On the disabled list
Kind of duck
Kind of duck
Limping
Brocaded fabric
Type of excuse
Poor, as an excuse
Like 62 Down
Like some excuses
Duck leader
Weak, as an excuse
Crippled
Couturier's fabric
Ornamental fabric
Kind of duck?
Duck leader
Feeble
Break a leg
Weak, an an excuse
Half-baked
Fabric with metallic threads
Unsatisfactory
Not hip?
Kind of duck
Metallic fabric
Evening gown fabric
Unable to walk
Inadequate
Gold ___
Fabric with gold or silver threads
Disabled
Kind of duck
Word before brain or duck
Type of excuse
Glittery material
Weak
Inadequate
Fabric with ornamental threads
Exhibiting a limp
Metallic fabric
Kindof excuse
Poor, as an excuse
Metallic fabric
Weak as an excuse
Hardly believable
Kind of excuse
Unconvincing, as an excuse
____ duck
Shiny fabric
Silver fabric
Break a leg?
Glittery fabric
Gold fabric
Halt
Hobbled
Like a poor excuse
Metallic fabric
Ineffectual
Shoot in the foot?
Brocaded fabric
Hamstrung
Costly cloth
Shiny cloth
Brocaded fabric
Claudicant
Glitzy fabric
Cloth of gold
Gold cloth
An anagram for male
Rich fabric
Kind of duck or excuse
Hamstring
Type of excuse
Fine fabric
Kind of brain or duck
Kind of duck
Kind of excuse
Ornamental fabric
Halt
Handicapped, in a way
Hobbled
Tinseled brocade
Type of duck or excuse
Rich material
Like John Silver
Hobble
Slinky material
Metallic cloth
___ duck (reelection loser)
Gown fabric
Metallic fabric
Kind of brain
Shimmery fabric
How some runners pull up
Ill composed
Like Charley's horse?
" . . . and the ___ walk": Matthew 11:5
Brain or duck
Like many excuses
Kind of duck or brain
Duck or brain
Some excuses
Metallic material
Certain duck
Duck of a kind
Cloth
Like some excuses.
Fabric.
Dress material.
Gown material.
Halt.
Crippled.
Gold cloth.
Kind of duck.
Rich fabric.
Rich cloth.
Cloth of gold.
Unconvincing.
Elegant cloth.
Ineffectual.
One kind of duck.
Metallic cloth.
Claudicant.
Poor, as an excuse.
___ duck.
Fabric for evening gowns.
Gold-shot fabric.
Feeble, as an excuse.
Cloth akin to samite.
Metallic fabric.
Not sound or efficient.
Unsatisfactory.
Rich, metal-threaded fabric.
Limping.
Cloth with metal threads.
Ineffective.
Describing a congressional "duck."
___ Duck.
Weak sauce
Difficult to take seriously
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