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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gam•y or gam•ey /ˈgeɪmi/USA pronunciation adj., -i•er, -i•est. - having the tangy flavor of game esp. when slightly tainted.
gam•i•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gam•y (gā′mē),USA pronunciation adj., 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.
Also, gamey. gam′i•ly, adv. -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.
- combining form representing Greek -gamía act of marrying
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