Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
(adjective) willing to face danger
gamey, gamy, high
(adjective) (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy
(adjective) suggestive of sexual impropriety; “a blue movie”; “blue jokes”; “he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details”; “a juicy scandal”; “a naughty wink”; “naughty words”; “racy anecdotes”; “a risque story”; “spicy gossip”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gamy (comparative more gamy, superlative most gamy)
Alternative spelling of gamey
Such a funny, sporty, gamy, jesty, joky, hoky-poky lad, is the Ocean.
Source: Wiktionary
Gam"y, a.
1. (Cookery)
Definition: Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting; high-flavored.
2. (Sporting)
Definition: Showing an unyielding spirit to the last; plucky; furnishing sport; as, a gamy trout.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2024
(adjective) tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; “a counselor tries not to be faultfinding”
Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.