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gamy

1
or ²µ²¹³¾Â·±ð²â

[ gey-mee ]

adjective

gamier, gamiest.
  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.


-gamy

2
  1. 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.

-gamy

combining form

  1. denoting marriage or sexual union

    bigamy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ²¹³¾î€ƒi·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²µ²¹³¾î€ƒy adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gamy1

First recorded in 1835–45; game 1 + -y 1

Origin of gamy2

Combining form representing Greek -²µ²¹³¾Ã­²¹ “act of marryingâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gamy1

from Greek -gamia, from gamos marriage
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Plus, the horror has a purpose, beyond gamy genre thrills.

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Instead, you get a harmonious porky bite with gamy undertones from the confit rabbit, beef tongue, duck wing meat and offal.

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Rabbit has a delectable, earthy, meaty taste that isn’t gamy.

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Meat offers up a sinewy, gamy, savory experience that is, to date, impossible to reproduce.

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Rather than tasting gamy or leathery, this is fresh and juicy, almost like a nouveau.

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