# gamely

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #90,469

## Definitions
1. Sportive; lively; joyful.
2. Of or pertaining to game.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gamely