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gamy

gamy is the alternative spelling of gamey.

Meaning of gamey

Adjective

gamey (comparative more gamey or gamier, superlative most gamey or gamiest)

  1. Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
  2. Plucky, spirited or gritty.
  3. Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive.
  4. Involving in-game actions or behaviour that break immersion or contradict common sense in favour of exploiting game mechanics.

Forms of gamy

comparativemore gamy
superlativemost gamy

Words formed from gamy

Questions about gamy

What is gamy the alternative spelling of?
Gamy is the alternative spelling of gamey.

Words near gamy in the dictionary

  1. Gamston
  2. Gamu
  3. gamucha
  4. gamut
  5. gamuts
  6. gamy
  7. gamyness
  8. gan
  9. ganache
  10. ganached
  11. ganaches

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gamy (page history and authors); gamey (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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