gamy
gamy
adj \ˈgā-mē\gam·i·ergam·i·est
Definition of GAMY
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>
— gam·i·ly \-mə-lē\ adverb
— gam·i·ness \-mē-nəs\ noun
Variants of GAMY
gamy or gam·ey \ˈgā-mē\
Examples of GAMY
- <a singles bar where the conversations and come-on lines tend to be gamy>
First Known Use of GAMY
1844
Related to GAMY
Related Words: leering; barnyard, coarse, coarse-grained, crude, earthy, foul, gross, vulgar; dirty, filthy, gutter, indecent, lascivious, locker-room, nasty, obscene, pornographic, porny, prurient, raunchy, smutty, stag, unprintable, unpublishable, warm, X-rated; immodest, indecorous, indelicate, naughty
Near Antonyms: clean, decent, G-rated, nonobscene; innocuous, inoffensive; priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced (or straightlaced), Victorian; correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly
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