Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gamesy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gamesy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving or characteristic of games; playful, sporty, etc.

Example Sentences

"The highlight of such occasions was the "cotillion," a gamesy ritual for selecting partners that took its name from a frisky old French folk dance called the cotillon, or "petticoat.""
"Roedean's houses were (and still are) called House 1, House 2, House 3 and House 4, which somehow suit a gamesy school on a cliff above Brighton, whereas the houses at Queen Ethelberga's, Harrogate were Auras and Evacuations."

Etymology

From games + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: games

Inflected Forms

more gamesy (comparative) most gamesy (superlative)

Questions

What does gamesy mean?: Involving or characteristic of games; playful, sporty, etc.
Where does gamesy come from?: From games + -y.

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