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单词 gamy
释义 gamy
adjective
also gam·ey \ˈgāmē, -mi\
(gamier ; gamiest)
Etymology: game (I) + -y
1. : showing an unyielding spirit to the lastplucky, game — used especially of animals
 < the gamy fish does most of its fighting below the surface — National Geographic >
 < a gamy cow pony >
2.
 a. : having or suggesting the flavor of game
  < begins to lose its rich gamy flavor when it has been out of the water less than an hour — Ford Times >
 especially : having the flavor of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting
 b. : malodorous
  < she had a huge brown billy goat … so she was usually pretty gamy herself — Crary Moore >
3.
 a. : treating of scandalous or sensational themes or happenings : spicy, racy, sordid, titillating
  < three other episodes are rather broad and gamy — John McCarten >
  < skips the asterisks and gives you the gamy details — V.P.Hass >
  < a gamy rape story — Time >
 b. : morally tainted : disreputable
  < as gamy an assemblage of solons as the nation then offered — Dwight Macdonald >
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