Added 10 October 2026
gamely
adverb
adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about gamely at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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In a plucky manner.
he was seen by a shepherd, gamely negotiating a particularly tricky section of the mountain road to San Doloroso
Origin
From game + -ly; compare Old English gamenlīċ (“belonging to games, sportive, theatrical, ridiculous”) and Middle High German gāmelich, gemelich (“joyful”).
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