gamely

== English == === Etymology === From game +‎ -ly; compare Old English gamenlīċ (“belonging to games, sportive, theatrical, ridiculous”) and Middle High German gāmelich, gemelich (“joyful”). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === gamely (comparative gamelier or more gamely, superlative gameliest or most gamely) Sportive; lively; joyful. 2004, Jose Luis Caivano, editor, AIC 2004 Color and Paints, Proceedings: This confirmed the penetration of the theoretical knowledge of color when it is taught using a gamely practice where the act of working come to be a pleasure. (hunting, fishing, etc.) Of or pertaining to game. === Adverb === gamely (comparative more gamely, superlative most gamely) In a game or plucky manner; in a willing and spirited fashion. Synonyms: bravely, indomitably, pluckily, resolutely === Anagrams === -megaly, gleamy, mygale == Middle English == === Alternative forms === gamli === Etymology === Either an alteration of gamenly after game +‎ -ly or a phonetic evolution of it parallel to the development of gamen (“game”) into game. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡaːm(ə)liː/ === Adverb === gamely (rare) Playfully; joyfully; in a happy way. ==== References ==== “gām(e)lī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2019.