Synonyms for gamy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : gey-mee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgeɪ mi

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Définition of gamy

Origin :
  • see gamey.
  • adj ill-smelling; corrupt
Example sentences :
  • He is not gamy,—fighting's not his forte, A Haycock fight is just no sort of sport.
  • Extract from : « A Phenomenal Fauna » by Carolyn Wells
  • When the bait begins to give off a gamy scent, the mothers come.
  • Extract from : « The Life of the Fly » by J. Henri Fabre
  • The trout were big, gamy fellows and Eddie was alert, obedient and respectful.
  • Extract from : « The Tent Dwellers » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • They are caught trolling and make a gamy fight on rod and reel.
  • Extract from : « Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast » by Harry Thom Payne
  • Did you notice how gamy he was, little brother; how he played?
  • Extract from : « Little Rivers » by Henry van Dyke
  • The mountain quails are the largest and most beautiful of all the American quails, though the least hunted and the least gamy.
  • Extract from : « Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast » by Harry Thom Payne
  • Like all of the family it is a gamy fish, and affords good sport to the angler.
  • Extract from : « Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast » by Harry Thom Payne
  • With reasonably light trout tackle they put up a gamy and interesting fight.
  • Extract from : « Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast » by Harry Thom Payne
  • A car looks as if it were out fishing with a fishing rod springing from its top, bent just as if it were playing a gamy fish.
  • Extract from : « A Summer's Outing » by Carter H. Harrison
  • Will the little ogre pass without repugnance from the gamy flavour of a carcase to the scent of flowers?
  • Extract from : « More Hunting Wasps » by J. Henri Fabre

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