What does gamely mean?

gamely means "in a plucky manner".

How many syllables are in gamely?

gamely has 2 syllables: game-ly. The stress falls on "game". In IPA it is /ˈɡeɪmli/.

Is gamely a common word?

gamely is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Gamely — meaning and how to say it: GAYM-lee

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other 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”

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What does gamely mean?: gamely means "in a plucky manner".
How many syllables are in gamely?: gamely has 2 syllables: game-ly. The stress falls on "game". In IPA it is /ˈɡeɪmli/.
Is gamely a common word?: gamely is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for gamely come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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