adjective
also gam·ey ˈgāmē, -mi
( gamier ; gamiest )
Etymology: game (I) + -y
1. : showing an unyielding spirit to the last plucky , game — used especially of animals
the gamy fish does most of its fighting below the surface — National Geographic
a gamy cow pony
2.
a. : having or suggesting the flavor of game
begins to lose its rich gamy flavor when it has been out of the water less than an hour — Ford Times
especially : having the flavor of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting
b. : malodorous
she had a huge brown billy goat … so she was usually pretty gamy herself — Crary Moore
3.
a. : treating of scandalous or sensational themes or happenings : spicy , racy , sordid , titillating
three other episodes are rather broad and gamy — John McCarten
skips the asterisks and gives you the gamy details — V.P.Hass
a gamy rape story — Time
b. : morally tainted : disreputable
as gamy an assemblage of solons as the nation then offered — Dwight Macdonald