variants
or gamey
gamier; gamiest
2
a
: having the flavor of game
especially
: having the flavor of game near tainting
b
: smelly
3
a
: sordid, scandalous
gave us all the gamy details
b
: corrupt, disreputable
a gamy character
c
: sexually suggestive : racy
gamy witticisms
1
: marriage
exogamy
2
: union for propagation or reproduction
allogamy
3
: possession of (such) reproductive organs or (such) a mode of fertilization
cleistogamy
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Adjective
a singles bar where the conversations and come-on lines tend to be gamy
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Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Lamb Chops With Minty Pea Puree and Pomegranate Minty peas and sweet-tart pomegranate are a great complement for gamy lamb chops.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer.
—J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
Plus, the horror has a purpose, beyond gamy genre thrills.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
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Adjective
These are video games in the gamiest sense—violent, repetitive, grandiose, silly.
—Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Lamb Chops With Minty Pea Puree and Pomegranate Minty peas and sweet-tart pomegranate are a great complement for gamy lamb chops.
—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer.
—J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
Plus, the horror has a purpose, beyond gamy genre thrills.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
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“Gamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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gamy
adjective
variants
or gamey
gamier; gamiest
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