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gamy Definition

gamy (gām′ē)

adjective gam′i·er, gam′i·est

  1. having a strong, tangy flavor like that of cooked game
  2. strong in smell or taste; slightly tainted
  3. plucky; game
    1. risqué or racy
    2. salacious, coarse, or crude

gamy Synonyms

gamy

modif.

strong-tasting, tangy, tainted, high; see rotten 1, strong 8.

gamy Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • taste: Squirming my way out of my mother, the gamy taste of her still in my tentacles.

Browse dictionary entries near gamy

  1. ‹ gamut
  2. ‹ gamp
  3. ‹ Gamow
  4. ‹ -gamous
  5. ‹ gamosepalous
  6. ‹ gamophyllous
  7. ‹ gamopetalous
  8. ‹ gamogenesis
  9. ‹ gamo-
  10. ‹ gammy
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