lamely

1. 1.

   in a weak and unconvincing manner

   “`I don't know, Edward,' she answered lamely”

Questions about lamely

What does lamely mean?

lamely means "in a weak and unconvincing manner".

How many syllables are in lamely?

lamely has 2 syllables: lame-ly. The stress falls on "lame". In IPA it is /ˈleɪmli/.

Is lamely a common word?

lamely is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.