gamely

[ geym-lee ]

adverb

1. in a game or plucky manner:

   They struggled gamely.

ˈgamely

/ ˈɡeɪmlɪ /

adverb

1. in a brave or sporting manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of gamely¹

1860–65; game ¹ (adj.) + -ly

Example Sentences

The horseplay this entails, though gamely performed, grows dizzying.

From Los Angeles Times

“We had a shot to win the game, I felt like,” said reliever Brent Honeywell, who gamely ate 4 ⅔ innings.

From Los Angeles Times

Needing 152 to win and backed by a large and raucous crowd in Sharjah, India batted aggressively and gamely kept up with the rate.

From BBC

In the funerary events that ensued, Mrs. Kennedy gamely planned ceremonies and received well-wishers in the public eye, showing unabated grief only in private.

From Salon

She also threw roses to her adoring crowd at the Royal Albert Hall, and coquettishly handed one to conductor Sakari Oramo, who gamely tried to lead the orchestra with it, until the stem broke.

From BBC

Related Words

• boldly
• courageously
• eagerly
• enthusiastically
• fearlessly