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Synonyms for gamely


Grammar : Adv
Spell : geym-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgeɪm li



Définition of gamely

Origin :
  • "courageously," 1861, from game (n.) + -ly (2).
  • adv bravely
Example sentences :
  • He resented it in this youngster who had fought so gamely with death.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • But he did not complain, he stood erect, and gamely led his men into battle.
  • Extract from : « The Bishop of Cottontown » by John Trotwood Moore
  • Gamely she responded and forged ahead—the old pacer was beaten!
  • Extract from : « The Bishop of Cottontown » by John Trotwood Moore
  • Stubbs grunted, and flung his head back, but Rip hung on gamely.
  • Extract from : « Lives of the Fur Folk » by M. D. Haviland
  • At last he came back and gamely finished the business of the day.
  • Extract from : « Pitching in a Pinch » by Christy Mathewson
  • She was staying with it gamely, and though her face was white her mouth was set.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Strong Men » by Arthur M. Chisholm
  • Yet, though beset with death on every hand, Jack struggled on gamely.
  • Extract from : « Jack Haydon's Quest » by John Finnemore
  • He summoned all his courage in order to go through with it gamely.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Garden » by W. B. Maxwell
  • If Sally hadn't stuck up so gamely for you I'd have shot you.
  • Extract from : « The Rustlers of Pecos County » by Zane Grey
  • But when I put the case to her she said gamely that she had taken me for better or for worse and intended to stick to me.
  • Extract from : « An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) » by Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)

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