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gamely

American  
[geym-lee] / ˈgeɪm li /

adverb

  1. in a game or plucky manner.

    They struggled gamely.
ˈgamely British  
/ ˈɡeɪmlɪ /

adverb

  1. in a brave or sporting manner

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Etymology

Origin of gamely

1860–65; game 1 (adj.) + -ly

Example Sentences

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The split widens when a labor strike becomes an armed revolt, with Jacir gamely tracking the hardening or shifting loyalties of both her peasant and well-to-do characters.

From Los Angeles Times

I was starting to feel tired—it was very late and this wasn’t my usual shift— but I gamely put up my arms again like bear claws for a third round.

From Literature

As we speak, he gamely spoons chicken noodle soup into his mouth with a plastic spoon.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy, in the house at the reviewed performance, gamely went along when Radcliffe briefly enlisted her luminous services.

From Los Angeles Times

Prince William spent his week gamely performing for the very same cameras Harry sought so hard to evade.

From The Wall Street Journal

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