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gamy

adjective as in ill-smelling; corrupt

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GREAT VALUEAn intriguing pinot, with intense flavors of cherries, tree bark and a gamy meat on a grill tantalizingly out of sight, all wrapped in silky elegance.

A few seconds later he landed a delicately spotted, gamy fish about eight inches long, which he recognized as a grayling.

Will the little ogre pass without repugnance from the gamy flavour of a carcase to the scent of flowers?

The mountain quails are the largest and most beautiful of all the American quails, though the least hunted and the least gamy.

Like all of the family it is a gamy fish, and affords good sport to the angler.

This species fights altogether on the surface, but lacks the sterling gamy qualities of the tuna.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gamy, such as: fetid, foul, malodorous, pungent, rancid, and rank.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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