ADJECTIVE | all | gamy, blue, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy | suggestive of sexual impropriety |
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all | gamy, gamey, high | (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted | |
all | gamy, game, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky | willing to face danger |
Meaning | Suggestive of sexual impropriety. | |
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Example | "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details" | |
Synonyms | blue, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy | |
Broader | sexy | marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest |
Spanish | picante, pícaro, verde | |
Catalan | picant, verd | |
Nouns | gaminess | behavior or language bordering on indelicacy |
Meaning | (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted. | |
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Synonyms | gamey, high | |
Broader | malodorous, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky | Having an unpleasant smell |
Spanish | faisandé | |
Catalan | faisandé | |
Nouns | game | the flesh of wild animals that is used for food |
Meaning | willing to face danger. | |
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Synonyms | game, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky | |
Broader | brave, courageous | possessing or displaying courage |
Spanish | enérgico, vigoroso | |
Catalan | enèrgic, vigorós |
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