Definition
In a brave, spirited, or courageous manner; with determination despite difficulty.
Etymology
From 'game' (courageous, ready to fight) + '-ly' (adverb suffix). The 'game' meaning 'brave' comes from gamecock associations with fighting spirit.
Kelly Says
When journalists describe someone as 'gamely fighting' an illness, they're using language that literally traces back to roosters bred for combat—the metaphor has gotten so buried that most people forget the brutal origin of this cheerful-sounding word.
Translations
ARالعربية
بشجاعة
bi-shja-a-a
CACatalà
valentament
va-len-ta-men-t
CSČeština
statečně
sta-tve-n-e
ELΕλληνικά
τολμηρά
tol-me-ra
ESEspañol
con valentía
kon ba-len-thee-a
FAفارسی
شجاعانه
sho-ja-a-a-na
FISuomi
rohkeasti
roh-ke-as-ti
FRFrançais
avec entrain
a-veh ahn-trɛ̃
HEעברית
בגבורה
be-gev-o-rah
HIहिन्दी
साहसपूर्वक
sa-has-poor-vak
HUMagyar
merészen
me-resh-zen
IDBahasa Indonesia
berani
be-ra-ni
ITItaliano
coraggiosamente
kor-a-gjo-so-men-te
KO한국어
용감하게
yong-gam-ha-ge
MSBahasa Melayu
berani
be-ra-ni
MYမြန်မာ
ကြ Pflanze
kya-th-a-n
NLNederlands
moedige
moed-i-ge
PLPolski
odważnie
o-dwa-zh-nie
PTPortuguês
corajosamente
kor-a-jo-so-men-te
RORomână
cu curaj
koo ku-raj
SWKiswahili
mbele
m-be-le
TAதமிழ்
வீரமாக
veera-ma-ga
TEతెలుగు
దũngగతంగా
dung-ga-ta-nga
TLTL
mapangahas
ma-pan-ga-has
TRTürkçe
cesurca
che-sur-cha
UKУкраїнська
сміливо
s-mi-li-vo
URاردو
بہادرانہ
ba-ha-dra-na
VITiếng Việt
dũng cảm
dung cam
ZUZU
ngqondweni
ng-qon-dwe-ni