adjective
gam′i·er, gam′i·est- having a strong, tangy flavor like that of cooked game
- strong in smell or taste; slightly tainted
- plucky; game
- risqué or racy
- salacious, coarse, or crude
gamy
-gamy-gamy
marriage, sexual union: polygamy
Origin of -gamy
Classical Greek -gamia from gamos: see gamo-Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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gamy
also gam·ey
adjective
gam·i·er, gam·i·est- a. Having the flavor or odor of game, especially game that is slightly spoiled.b. Ill-smelling; rank.
- Showing an unyielding spirit; plucky: a gamy little mare that loved to run.
- a. Corrupt; tainted: “those considerable forces in America that appear to be tired of the old politics (particularly the gamy municipal variety)” ( Tom Wicker )b. Sordid; seamy.c. Sexually suggestive; racy.
Related Forms:
- gam′i·ly
adverb
- gam′i·ness
noun
-gamy
suffix
- Marriage: exogamy.
- Procreative or propagative union: allogamy.
- The possession of a specified manner of fertilization or specified reproductive organs: apogamy.
Origin of -gamy
Greek -gamiā from gamos marriage ; see gemə- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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