`I don't know, Edward,' she answered lamely. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a lame arm. ,a lame excuse. From Dictionary.com.
NIGHT ARRANT that, "he called lamely down to his companion. From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
And, as an aside, even the ads themselves are kind of lamely similar to the past. From Wordnik.com. ["What's happened to John McCain? He's running the sleaziest ads ever. Truly vile."] Reference
"But it wasn't new," suggested Miss Blake, lamely. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
But after a moment's reflection he answered lamely. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
"But there's still time, Astro," replied Tom lamely. From Wordnik.com. [Stand by for Mars!] Reference
"I haven't sorted out the penalties," he said lamely. From Wordnik.com. [How Much Jail Time?] Reference
But, "he added lamely," there wasn't much else to test. From Wordnik.com. [...Or Your Money Back] Reference
"Or -- well, take the consequences," he finished lamely. From Wordnik.com. [Every Man for Himself] Reference
"There is no hope for me, then," he said at last, lamely. From Wordnik.com. [The Heavenly Twins] Reference
"Well, whatever there is in the cave," she finished lamely. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained] Reference
To her he was just sitting there plucking lamely at tangles. From Wordnik.com. [A Christmas Spaghetti] Reference
This turned out so lamely, you'd have thought he was The Penguin. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12: The Puppetry of the Pea-Brains.] Reference
"Oh," exclaimed Snake rather lamely, seeing how the matter stood. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery] Reference
"Oh, really, I can't sing to-night," she protested rather lamely. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls Through New England or, Held by the Gypsies] Reference
"I didn't know he had told you," she said, at last, rather lamely. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
"Great copy," he said lamely, but he made no entry in his notebook. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
He's choosing lamely to become something else entirely -- an enabler. From Wordnik.com. [David Finkle: First Nighter: Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine "Passion" Gives Passion a Bad Name] Reference
"I-- I thought you had gone away -- for good," she stammered, lamely. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
"Is it better the second time around?" someone lamely asked Washington. From Wordnik.com. [After The Oscars] Reference
Creed Bonbright's, but she caught herself in time and concluded lamely. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
Marjorie was obliged to refuse lamely without giving any apparent reason. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman] Reference
I asked, lamely, hoping to get her mind off of whatever was troubling her. From Wordnik.com. [Zombie, Attorneys at Law] Reference
He said rather lamely: "I hope you get over the feeling that I'm strange.". From Wordnik.com. [Operation Haystack] Reference
"You seem like a-- like a fairly intelligent young lady," he finished lamely. From Wordnik.com. [Pagan Passions] Reference
Finally McDonald said, a little lamely, "This is going to be a job and a half.". From Wordnik.com. [The Day That Changed America] Reference
"Your cloud may lift in time," she says, somewhat lamely seeking to console him. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
The president was left to lamely joke about citizen-led crop-duster surveillance. From Wordnik.com. ['Over There' Is Here] Reference
Obama lamely reciprocated with a DVD set of Hollywood movies, including "Psycho.". From Wordnik.com. [No, Really, You Shouldn’t Have] Reference
“Perhaps there was too much pressure brought to bear upon her,” he said lamely. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
"And that on their recommendation the securities be sold," he added somewhat lamely. From Wordnik.com. [White Ashes] Reference
"But if they were there, I just couldn't help looking, could I?" she finished, lamely. From Wordnik.com. [Lucile Triumphant] Reference
"Yes, you were brought here after the -- the -- ah, accident," said Mr. Pertell, lamely. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm] Reference
The article now lamely focuses on the inconsequential "Real Truth About Obama, Inc." case. From Wordnik.com. [Terry Krepel: WorldNetDaily Rewards Liars] Reference
Katzenberg, by contrast, was left to lamely explain his need for "a new mountain to climb.". From Wordnik.com. [Of Mice And Men] Reference
"Well, anyone would know you used a bath-brush and took care of your hair," she ended lamely. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge] Reference
But the story ends lamely with the girl leaving school ".. and I've never heard of her since.". From Wordnik.com. [There's 8 Million Stories] Reference
"We coasted a lot in the winter and then of course there was always fishing," she finished lamely. From Wordnik.com. [Phyllis A Twin] Reference
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