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Definition of Gamely
1. Adverb. In a plucky manner. "He was seen by a shepherd, gamely negotiating a particularly tricky section of the mountain road to San Doloroso"
Definition of Gamely
1. adv. In a plucky manner; spiritedly.
Definition of Gamely
1. Adjective. Sportive; lively; joyful. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: hunting, fishing, etc.) Of or pertaining to game. ¹
3. Adverb. (obsolete) Gaily; joyfully. ¹
4. Adverb. In a game or plucky manner; in a willing and spirited fashion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gamely
1. in a game manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gamely
Literary usage of Gamely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States and British by Henry William Herbert (1857)
"... that English thoroughbred racers of inferior grade on the Turf, do still retain
the capacity to run long heats as stoutly and gamely as they ever did, ..."
2. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1823)
"Cy. took Belcher's hint, but Turner opposed him gamely— till down. 17. ...
English came gamely up to the scratch, when Davis again punished him in all ..."
3. Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States and British by Henry William Herbert (1857)
"... that English thoroughbred racers of inferior grade on the Turf, do still retain
the capacity to run long heats as stoutly and gamely as they ever did, ..."
4. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1823)
"Cy. took Belcher's hint, but Turner opposed him gamely— till down. 17. ...
English came gamely up to the scratch, when Davis again punished him in all ..."
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