gamier

adjective, gam·i·er, gam·i·est.

1. gamy.

adjective, gam·i·er, gam·i·est.

1. having the tangy flavor or odor of game: I like the gamy taste of venison.
2. having the flavor or odor of game or other meat kept uncooked until slightly tainted: The roast was still edible but was slightly gamy.
3. plucky; spirited.
4. lewd or suggestive; risqué.
5. gross or squalid; unwholesome.

adjective gamier or gamiest

1. having the smell or flavour of game, esp high game
2. informal spirited; plucky; brave

adj.

see gamey.

adj.

also gamy, 1844, “spirited, plucky,” from game (n.) + -y (2). Meaning “tasting or smelling strongly” is from 1863.