释义 |
-gamy
-gamy(word root) marriageExamples of words with the root -gamy: bigamy-gamysuff.1. Marriage: exogamy.2. Procreative or propagative union: allogamy.3. The possession of a specified manner of fertilization or specified reproductive organs: apogamy. [Greek -gamiā, from gamos, marriage; see gemə- in Indo-European roots.]-gamy n combining form denoting marriage or sexual union: bigamy. [from Greek -gamia, from gamos marriage]gam•y or gam•ey (ˈgeɪ mi) adj. gam•i•er, gam•i•est. 1. having the tangy flavor of game, esp. game kept uncooked until slightly tainted: the gamy taste of venison. 2. malodorous; smelly. 3. plucky; spirited. 4. lewd or suggestive; risqué. 5. gross or squalid; unwholesome. [1835–45] gam′i•ly, adv. gam′i•ness, n. -gamy a combining form with the meanings “marriage” ( exogamy), “union” ( syngamy), “fertilization” ( autogamy) of the kind specified by the initial element; also forming nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -gamous (heterogamy). [< Greek -gamia act of marrying] EncyclopediaSeemarriageFinancialSeeMarriage |