Lame and Paltry

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Lame adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

Usage example: just some lame stereotyping of ethnic minorities

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Paltry and lame are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paltry" instead an adjective "Lame".

Nearby Words: lameness, lamed, lamely

Paltry adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

Usage example: a paltry, underhanded scheme to get someone fired

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Lame and paltry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lame" instead an adjective "Paltry".

Nearby Word: paltriness

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