gamest

Adjective (1)

game (comparative gamer, superlative gamest)

1. (colloquial) Willing and able to participate.
   • "[…] But what’s this long face about, Mr. Starbuck; wilt thou not chase the white whale? art not game for Moby Dick?”1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 36, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 180

   Synonyms:

   sporting, willing, daring, disposed, favorable, nervy, courageous, valiant

   Antonyms:

   cautious, disinclined

2. That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.
3. Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.

Adjective (2)

game (comparative more game, superlative most game)

1. Injured, lame.
   • You come with me and we'll have a cozy dinner and a pleasant talk together, and by that time your game ankle will carry you home very nicely, I am sure."1906 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Lost on Dress Parade”, in The Four Million, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co, →OCLC

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