gamely
adverb
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adj
Etymology: From game + -ly; compare Old English gamenlīċ (“belonging to games, sportive, theatrical, ridiculous”) and Middle High German gāmelich, gemelich (“joyful”).
- Sportive; lively; joyful.
“That's what I wanted: a challenging race, a gamely fight.”
“This confirmed the penetration of the theoretical knowledge of color when it is taught using a gamely practice where the act of working come to be a pleasure.”
- Of or pertaining to game.
“The black bass was strongly recommended as a gamely creature and as excellent for the table, and it was put into Meeting-house Pond.”
adv
Etymology: From game + -ly; compare Old English gamenlīċ (“belonging to games, sportive, theatrical, ridiculous”) and Middle High German gāmelich, gemelich (“joyful”).
- In a game or plucky manner; in a willing and spirited fashion.
“Stoke pressed gamely but clear chances were few and Fulham held on to record a first away league win in 16 months.”
“Many of the other boats cut in, with their radios, to cheer Dick on, while he gamely fought the huge fish. The monster was continually stripping line off the reel, as Dick fought gamely; reeling for all he was worth!”