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.
Origin: comb. form repr. Gk -gamía act of marrying
gam·y also gam·ey (gā'mē) adj.
gam·i·er, gam·i·est
Having the flavor or odor of game, especially game that is slightly spoiled.
Ill-smelling; rank.
Corrupt; tainted: "those considerable forces in America that appear to be tired of the old politics (particularly the gamy municipal variety)"(Tom Wicker).
Sordid; seamy.
Sexually suggestive; racy.
Showing an unyielding spirit; plucky: a gamy little mare that loved to run.
Corrupt; tainted: "those considerable forces in America that appear to be tired of the old politics (particularly the gamy municipal variety)"(Tom Wicker).
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