Gamey

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Variant of gamy. Gamy: Having the flavor or odor of game, especially game that is slightly spoiled.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having the smell, taste and texture of consumed game (meat).
  • adj. Plucky, spirited or gritty
  • adj. Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. suggestive of sexual impropriety.
  • adj. foul-smelling; -- used of the smell of game beginning to taint.
  • adj. spirited and resolute.
  • adj. willing to proceed or act.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • A less correct spelling of gamy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. willing to face danger
  • adj. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
  • adj. suggestive of sexual impropriety
  • Equivalent
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    blue    gamy    juicy    naughty    racy    risqué    spicy    sexy    game    gritty   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    knucklehead    minty    nutlike    ferret-faced    silver-sided    three-pound    gamy    black-spotted    woundy    estuarine