- Gamely
- Gamely Game"ly, adv. In a plucky manner; spiritedly. [1913 Webster]
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Gamely
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gamely — courageously, 1861, from GAME (Cf. game) (n.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
gamely — [adv] bravely boldly, courageously, dauntlessly, eagerly, enthusiastically, fearlessly, stoutly, with one’s head held high*; concept 401 … New thesaurus
gamely — [gām′lē] adv. in a game, or plucky, manner … English World dictionary
gamely — [[t]ge͟ɪmli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you do something gamely, you do it bravely or with a lot of effort. Mary Ann smiled at her gamely... He gamely defended his organisation s decision. Syn: resolutely … English dictionary
gamely — /gaym lee/, adv. in a game or plucky manner: They struggled gamely. [1860 65; GAME1 (adj.) + LY] * * * … Universalium
gamely — adv. Gamely is used with these verbs: ↑battle, ↑try … Collocations dictionary
gamely — Ⅰ. game [1] ► NOUN 1) an activity engaged in for amusement. 2) a form of competitive activity or sport played according to rules. 3) a complete episode or period of play, ending in a final result. 4) a single portion of play, forming a scoring… … English terms dictionary
gamely — adverb in a plucky manner he was seen by a shepherd, gamely negotiating a particularly tricky section of the mountain road to San Doloroso • Derived from adjective: ↑game … Useful english dictionary
Gamely (horse) — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Gamely caption = sire = Bold Ruler grandsire = Nasrullah dam = Gambetta damsire = My Babu sex = Filly foaled = 1964 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Bay breeder = Claiborne Farm owner =… … Wikipedia
Gamely Stakes — The Gamely Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses run each year at Hollywood Park Racetrack. The race is for fillies and mares, aged three years old and upward, and run at a distance of one and one eighth miles on the turf. A Grade I event, it… … Wikipedia
