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GAMMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: gammier    , gammiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(British informal) sore or lame

Example:

a gammy foot

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unfit (not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

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