He lamely tried to lie his way out of the situation, but he wasn't really trying and no-one believed him.
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Lamely
/ˈleɪmli/
Synonyms for "lamely" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Adverb(2 words)
Strong matches (1)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (3)
Adverb(3 words)
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More general
1 entriesadverb of manner
More specific
4 entriesCollocations
6 entrieslook lamelymove lamelyperform lamelysound lamelyspeak lamelywrite lamely
Inflections
2 entriesmore lamelymost lamely
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
"I quite admire cats," he said. "There is something about them," he added, "which..." He could not find the words. "Which is quite admirable," he ended lamely.
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