gamy

or gam·ey

[ gey-mee ]

/ ˈgeɪ mi /

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adjective, gam·i·er, gam·i·est.

having the tangy flavor or odor of game: I like the gamy taste of venison.

having the flavor or odor of game or other meat kept uncooked until slightly tainted: The roast was still edible but was slightly gamy.

plucky; spirited.

lewd or suggestive; risqué.

gross or squalid; unwholesome.

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Origin of gamy

First recorded in 1835–45; game¹ + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM gamy

gam·i·ly, adverbun·gam·y, adjective

Words nearby gamy

gamosepalous, -gamous, Gamow, gamp, gamut, gamy, gan, ganache, Gäncä, Gance, ganciclovir

Other definitions for gamy (2 of 2)

-gamy

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

Combining form representing Greek -gamía “act of marrying”

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How to use gamy in a sentence

GREAT VALUEAn intriguing pinot, with intense flavors of cherries, tree bark and a gamy meat on a grill tantalizingly out of sight, all wrapped in silky elegance.
You’ll want to sip this sustainably made rosé all through the summer|Dave McIntyre|July 23, 2021|Washington Post
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. Thompson
Will the little ogre pass without repugnance from the gamy flavour of a carcase to the scent of flowers?
More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre
The 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 Payne

Like 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 Payne
This 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

-gamy

n combining form

denoting marriage or sexual unionbigamy

Word Origin for -gamy

from Greek -gamia, from gamos marriage

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Medical definitions for gamy

-gamy

suff.

Marriage; mate:monogamy.

Procreative or propagative union:heterogamy.

gamy

or gam·ey

Origin of gamy

OTHER WORDS FROM gamy

Words nearby gamy

Other definitions for gamy (2 of 2)

Origin of -gamy

Words related to gamy

How to use gamy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for gamy

Word Origin for -gamy

Medical definitions for gamy