gamy
1. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
• Syn:
gamey, high
• Similar to:
malodorous, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky
• Derivationally related forms:
game, game (for: gamey)
2. willing to face danger
• Syn:
game, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
• Similar to:
brave, courageous
• Derivationally related forms:
spunk (for: spunky), mettlesomeness (for: mettlesome), grit (for: gritty)
3. suggestive of sexual impropriety
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
• Syn:
blue, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy,
risque, spicy
• Similar to:
sexy
• Derivationally related forms:
spiciness (for: spicy), raciness (for: racy), gaminess
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