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limp

 (lĭmp)
intr.v. limped, limp·ing, limps
1. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
2. To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily: The project limped along with half its previous funding.
n.
An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.
adj. limp·er, limp·est
1. Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance: limp, wet hair; an arm hanging limp over the side of the bed.
2. Lacking strength, vigor, or effectiveness; weak: limp political opposition.
[Probably from obsolete lymphault, lame, from Old English lemphealt : lemp-, hanging loosely + -healt, lame, limping.]
limp′ly adv.
limp′ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.limper - someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait
hobbler
pedestrian, footer, walker - a person who travels by foot
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So out came the tarlatan, looking older, limper, and shabbier than ever beside Sallie's crisp new one.
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The body was horrible, but not nearly so horrible as it had been at twilight, and now the limbs were limper and the gun had slipped to the ground and lay half hidden in the grass.
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The effect of rotor design on distributive and dispersive mixing was experimentally investigated by Limper and Hesse [18].
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Vassallo R, Ryu JH, Schroeder DR, Decker PA, Limper AH.
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- In the rainy season, rain water tends to hibernate in your hair, making it limper. To prevent this, make it a point to apply a few drops of hair potion on the mid-lengths and ends of the hair.
Flaunt those luscious locks this monsoon
(18.) Vassallo R, Ryu JH, Schroeder DR, Decker PA, Limper AH.
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[14.] Limper M, de Kruif MD, Duits AJ, Brandjes DP, van Gorp EC.
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Utz JP, Limper AH, Kalra S, Specks U, Scott JP, Vuk-Pavlovic Z, et al.
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