lamed
Americannoun
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the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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the consonant sound represented by this letter.
noun
Other Word Forms
- unlamed adjective
Etymology
Origin of lamed
1655–65; < Hebrew lāmēdh; lambda
Example Sentences
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He opened the throttle; the plane caromed faster, tilting awkwardly up and down as if it were lamed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Scott was lamed by a child hood attack of polio and was ill for much of his life; Dumas was in overpowering good health and spirits all his days.
From Time Magazine Archive
If these were valid, even in part, "the realities of the industrial world" meant that many businesses would be lamed, some crippled.
From Time Magazine Archive
A syphilitic infection, contracted in his university days and never diagnosed, had progressively lamed his left leg, crippled his left arm, and in his last years reduced him to almost helpless invalidism.
From Time Magazine Archive
Out on the verge he found Dandelion urging Haystack, who was lamed and spent.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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