(~r, ~st)
1.
If someone is ~, they are unable to walk properly because of damage to one or both of their legs.
He was aware that she was ~ in one leg...
David had to pull out of the Championships when his horse went ~.
ADJ
•
The ~ are people who are ~.
... the wounded and the ~ of the last war.
N-PLURAL: the N
2.
If you describe something, for example an excuse, argument, or remark, as ~, you mean that it is poor or weak.
He mumbled some ~ excuse about having gone to sleep...
All our theories sound pretty ~.
= weak, feeble
ADJ
~ly
‘Lovely house,’ I said ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v