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• a variation of gamy.

gamey

American  

[gay-mee] / ˈgeɪ mi /

adjective

gamier, gamiest

1. a variant of gamy.

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gamey British  

/ ˈɡeɪmɪ /

adjective

1. having the smell or flavour of game, esp high game

2. informal spirited; plucky; brave

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Other Word Forms

• gaminess
  noun
• gamily
  adverb

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Example Sentences

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gamey gamier gamiest

In medieval England, venison with its gamey taste was highly prized by the aristocracy.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

Whatever you serve alongside it, choose flavors that complement its gamey depth rather than compete with it.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

There are "certain scenes early on that feel too gamey for television", Stephen Kelly for BBC Culture claimed.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2023

We add two zinfandels, a wine that has a special place in California history and shows an affinity for the gamey, fruity smorgasbord of flavors in a Thanksgiving feast.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022

The rodents strong and gamey but surprisingly juicy.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup, usually made with beef or chicken — but turkey adds a rich, gamier spin on the comforting classic.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2021

This blend works best on darker, gamier meat like turkey, duck, and goose.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2021

Here they have morphed into something glitzier and gamier.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2018

Still the gamier, scandalous side of presidential families most concerns and entertains Americans.

From Time Magazine Archive

The quail egg Runt had brought was smaller, its speckled shell flecked with dried grass, and it smelled gamier than the ones his humans ate.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

R. 26—This proved so far the gamiest round in the fight, give and take being the order of the day, but Marr finally proved himself high cock-a-lorum, and won the round.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2019

James A. Stillman, late National City Banker, heir to millions, and co-star of one of the gamiest divorce suits of the '20s, turned out to have died deep in debt.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a crusading managing editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, he nosed out some of the gamiest scandals Chicago has spawned.

From Time Magazine Archive

His first whiff of electioneering was Georgia politics at its gamiest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some fishermen claim that it is the "prettiest, gamiest, sweetest and choicest" fish of the Lake, and it has been caught weighing as high as twelve pounds.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by George Wharton James

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