gamy
or gam·ey
plucky; spirited.
lewd or suggestive; risqué.
gross or squalid; unwholesome.
Origin of gamy
1Other words from gamy
- gam·i·ly, adverb
- un·gam·y, adjective
Other definitions for -gamy (2 of 2)
a combining form with the meanings “marriage,” “union,” “fertilization, pollination,” of the kind specified by the initial element: exogamy; plastogamy; allogamy; also forming nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -gamous: heterogamy.
Origin of -gamy
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How to use gamy in a sentence
A few seconds later he landed a delicately spotted, gamy fish about eight inches long, which he recognized as a grayling.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonWill the little ogre pass without repugnance from the gamy flavour of a carcase to the scent of flowers?
More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri FabreThe mountain quails are the largest and most beautiful of all the American quails, though the least hunted and the least gamy.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast | Harry Thom PayneLike all of the family it is a gamy fish, and affords good sport to the angler.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast | Harry Thom PayneThis species fights altogether on the surface, but lacks the sterling gamy qualities of the tuna.
Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast | Harry Thom Payne
British Dictionary definitions for -gamy
denoting marriage or sexual union: bigamy
Origin of -gamy
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