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lame

/leɪm/
noun

  1. A stupid or undesirable person.

verb

  1. To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.

    "1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: And if you don't want to lame your horse you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly."

adjective

  1. Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

  2. Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function.

    "a lame leg, arm or muscle"

  3. (by extension) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.

Synonymshobbling, imperfect, inefficient, limping, boring, irrelevant
Antonymsefficient, perfect, cool, funny, interesting, relevant

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