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gamely

ga·mely

US/ˈɡeɪmli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a plucky manner

  • “he was seen by a shepherd, gamely negotiating a particularly tricky section of the mountain road to San Doloroso”

Origin

From game + -ly; compare Old English gamenlīċ (“belonging to games, sportive, theatrical, ridiculous”) and Middle High German gāmelich, gemelich (“joyful”).

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