Definition of "lamely"

lamely

/ˈleɪmli/

adverb
comparative more lamely, superlative most lamely
1. In the manner of one who is lame.
2. (colloquial) In a foolish or ineffective way.
  Quotations
  "I quite admire cats," he said. "There is something about them," he added, "which..." He could not find the words. "Which is quite admirable," he ended lamely.
  1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 436