adj
Meaning 1
Sportive; lively; joyful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gamely
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CMU ARPABET: G EY1 M L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
Topics: fishing, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
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adv
Meaning 3
In a game or plucky manner; in a willing and spirited fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bravely, indomitably, pluckily, resolutely
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in a plucky manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was seen by a shepherd, gamely negotiating a particularly tricky section of the mountain road to San Doloroso
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Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
From game + -ly; compare Old English gamenlīċ (“belonging to games, sportive, theatrical, ridiculous”) and Middle High German gāmelich, gemelich (“joyful”).