lamely
US
UK lamely adv: (with a limp)
SC 一瘸一拐地 yì qué yì guǎi de
The horse made its way lamely across the finish line into last place.
lamely adv: figurative (ineffectually, feebly)
SC 软弱无力地 ruǎn ruò wú lì de
SC 令人难以信服地 ruǎn ruò wú lì de，lìng rén nán yǐ xìn fú de
When the judge asked Ross why he had committed the crime, he replied lamely, 'I don't know'.