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gamey

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gam⋅ey

  [gey-mee]
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–adjective, gam⋅i⋅er, gam⋅i⋅est.
gamy.

gam⋅y

  [gey-mee]
–adjective, gam⋅i⋅er, gam⋅i⋅est.
1. having the tangy flavor or odor of game: I like the gamy taste of venison.
2. having the flavor or odor of game or other meat kept uncooked until slightly tainted: The roast was still edible but was slightly gamy.
3. plucky; spirited.
4. lewd or suggestive; risqué.
5. gross or squalid; unwholesome.
Also, gamey.

Origin:
1835–45; game 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
gam⋅i⋅ly, adverb
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gam·ey   (gā'mē)   
adj.  Variant of gamy.
gam·y also gam·ey   (gā'mē)   
adj.   gam·i·er, gam·i·est

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

    2. Ill-smelling; rank.

    3. Corrupt; tainted: "those considerable forces in America that appear to be tired of the old politics (particularly the gamy municipal variety)" (Tom Wicker).

    4. Sordid; seamy.

    5. Sexually suggestive; racy.

  2. Showing an unyielding spirit; plucky: a gamy little mare that loved to run.

    1. Corrupt; tainted: "those considerable forces in America that appear to be tired of the old politics (particularly the gamy municipal variety)" (Tom Wicker).

    2. Sordid; seamy.

    3. Sexually suggestive; racy.

gam'i·ly adv., gam'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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