1. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
   "The gamy odour of the meat indicated it had gone bad";
   - gamey, high
    
2. [N. Amer] Suggestive of sexual impropriety
   "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details";
   - blue [informal], gamey [N. Amer], juicy [informal], naughty [informal], racy, risqué, spicy [informal], fruity [Brit, informal]
    
3. Showing courage, determination and energy
   "Her gamy attitude helped her overcome challenges";
   - game [informal], gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky [informal]

Derived forms: gamiest, gamier

See also: brave, courageous, ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard], minging [Brit, informal], niffy [Brit, informal], pongy [Brit, informal], sexy [informal], stinky [informal], unpleasant-smelling, whiffy [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Gamy