gamely
pronunciation
How to pronounce gamely in British English: UK [ˈgeɪmli]
How to pronounce gamely in American English: US [ˈɡeɪmli]
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- Adverb:
- in a plucky manner
Word Origin
- gamely (adv.)
- "courageously," 1861, from game (adj.2) + -ly (2). In Old English and Middle English the adverb meant "artfully; joyfully."
Example
- 1. For those looking gamely for bright spots , china flickers
- 2. Yet when my daughters grandly marched it out from the kitchen I smiled gamely and posed for pictures . Then I made a wish .
- 3. Some american friends of israel argue gamely that israel is a strategic asset to the superpower , a doughty democracy that provides intelligence , high technology , storage for american weapons and so forth .