limp

Walk favoring one

Meanings of limp often suggest an undesirable quality arising from lack of strength, vigor, or normal function.

To limp is to walk slowly and unevenly because of injury or handicap, or to be inadequate or far behind others: He limped behind his classmates in math.

A limp is the condition of being unable to walk in a typical fashion.

The adjective limp characterizes things that lack needed vigor and stiffness (limp carrots).

A limp excuse is unconvincing.

flaccid

floppy

Lacking rigidity, bending easily

softYielding to touch
droopyHanging or bending downward
slackAbsence of tautness

loose · sagging · hanging · dangling · relaxed · wilted · drooping · lifeless · weak · boneless

gait

hobble

Walk with impaired gait

shuffleRandomize by mixing
staggerWalk unsteadily, sway
stumbleLose footing momentarily

lurch · falter · drag · trudge · toddle · shamble · wobble · gimp · hitch · favor

survive

endure

Suffer through without yielding

persevereContinue despite obstacles
struggleLabored effort against resistance
dragResistance through fluid

crawl · manage · barely · scrape · soldier · muddle · stagger · carry · press · continue

damaged

wilted

Limp from dehydration

witheredDried and shrunken
crushedCompressed into fragments
batteredDamaged by repeated blows

beaten · bruised · mangled · crumpled · broken · worn · tattered · ragged · bedraggled · soggy

weak

feeble

Weak and ineffective

frailWeak and breakable
faintWeak and indistinct
tiredLacking energy, needing rest

exhausted · spent · weary · fatigued · drained · lackluster · halfhearted · spiritless · ineffective · tepid

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