gaminess

[ UK /ɡˈe‍ɪmɪnəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
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How To Use gaminess In A Sentence

  • The silk of the duck liver plays against the grainy elements of the fig, the fig brings out the fruitier qualities in the liver, the liver points to the gaminess of the fig, and you smear your torchon on your brioche toasts with oohs and ahs.
  • The gaminess of pinot noir at its best perfectly complements the gaminess of the bird. Times, Sunday Times
  • They have set about giving pinotage from New Zealand a much-needed sense of class, and a thriving market in New York City, where drinkers love its elegant blend of visceral gaminess and graceful, satin fruit.
  • I'm going to try and stick with it longer by scaling back the number of characters I'm playing, so there's not so much repetition (part of the undesired "gaminess"). Jethro Tull Season Begins!
  • The amount of "gaminess" you taste varies from deer to deer and depends on the age and eating habits of the animal as well as how quickly it was field dressed. Frugal Upstate
  • Still, the very gaminess of it represents a challenge for an older generation of surgeons. Times, Sunday Times
  • There are some pinots that gain their character from a forest floor kind of gaminess that you either love or hate and even though wild yeasts were employed in the fermentation, the Cristom has avoided all that and made a wine of great purity and finesse. At My Table
  • Their sweetness also happens to go well with the mild gaminess of the birds. Times, Sunday Times
  • The lemon cuts through any "gaminess", and if you get a chance to let it sit for an hour or two ... all the better! Archive 2009-01-01
  • Cumin is a case in point and its haunting smokiness complements the almost gaminess of mackerel. Times, Sunday Times
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