tame
adjective
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated.
tamest
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superlativeof tame.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Probably the tamest of Harbaugh’s regular phrases, the coach’s final words in each pregame speech stick with Pipkins the most.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
Cats, by contrast, descend from the fiercely antisocial and territorial Near Eastern wildcat, and they largely domesticated themselves, as the tamest cats began to hang out and hunt rodents in early farming villages.
From Science Magazine ● May 9, 2019
At one of the tamest venues you'll find for a major championship, Mickelson labored to a four-over score, 14 shots back of 36-hole leader Gary Woodland and four shots out of the cut.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 11, 2018
Yes, he says, even Bill’s tamest admonishments have outraged some readers who don’t want a stick figure policing them.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2016
I think that must have been the tamest interaction of all time.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
