Etymology
Origin of gaminess
Example Sentences
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The dark thigh meat rated even juicier, with a complex, layered savor of saline and faint gaminess — delicious.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Though the comparison to chicken meat is apt in many ways, rabbit has a slight gaminess that, combined with its delicate size, lends the experience of eating it a faintly primal air.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 26, 2016
There is also the lamb's head, which sort of fails to solve the problem of extreme gaminess inherent to the preparation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2015
Cooked to a 160-degree internal temperature, my golden birds were slightly sweet, with a whisper of gaminess, and so succulent they needed only pan juices as enhancement.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2015
The sweetness of honey-glazed carrots cut the gaminess.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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