gamy

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Related to gamy: exceeding, expediency, enamored, disillusioned, chagrin, tenacity

-gamy

(word root) marriage

Examples of words with the root -gamy: bigamy

gam·y

also gam·ey (gā′mē)

adj. gam·i·er, gam·i·est

a. Having the flavor or odor of game, especially game that is slightly spoiled.

b. Ill-smelling; rank.

2. 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.

gam′i·ly adv.

gam′i·ness n.

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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]

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Adj.	1.	gamy - suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" gamey, naughty, risque, spicy, racy, juicy, blue sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
	2.	gamy - (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted gamey, high ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling - having an unpleasant smell
	3.	gamy - willing to face danger game, gritty, mettlesome, spunky, spirited, gamey brave, courageous - possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"

Translations

gamy

adj → nach Wild schmeckend; (= high) → angegangen; gamy taste → Wildgeschmack m; (= high) → Hautgout m (geh), → angegangener Geschmack

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