gam•yˈgeɪ mi(adj.)gam•i•er, gam•i•est.

or gam•ey

1. having the tangy flavor of game, esp. game kept uncooked until slightly tainted:

   the gamy taste of venison.

2. malodorous; smelly.

3. plucky; spirited.

4. lewd or suggestive; risqué.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

5. gross or squalid; unwholesome.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of gamy:

1835–45

gam′i•ness(n.)

-gamy

1. a combining form with the meanings “marriage” (

   exogamy

   syngamy

   autogamy

   Category: Affix

   Ref: -gamous

Origin of -gamy:

< Gk -gamia act of marrying