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Tamely

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Adverb

1. tamely

in a tame manner

Example Sentences:
'the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Tamely

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adjective
1. 
changed by humans from a naturally wild state into a tractable, domesticated, or cultivated condition
2. 
(of animals) not fearful of human contact
3. 
lacking in spirit or initiative; meek or submissive
a tame personality
4. 
flat, insipid, or uninspiring
a tame ending to a book
5. 
slow-moving
a tame current
verb (transitive)
6. 
to make tame; domesticate
7. 
to break the spirit of, subdue, or curb
8. 
to tone down, soften, or mitigate

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Tamely

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adjectiveWord forms: ˈtamer or ˈtamest
1. 
changed from a wild to a domesticated state: said as of animals trained for use by humans or as pets
2. 
like a domesticated animal in nature; gentle and easy to control; docile
3. 
crushed by or as by domestication; submissive; servile
4. 
without spirit or force; dull
a tame boxing match
5. 
cultivated
said of plants or land
verb transitiveWord forms: tamed or ˈtaming
6. 
to make tame, or domestic
7. 
to overcome the wildness or fierceness of; make gentle, docile, obedient, or spiritless; subdue
8. 
to make less intense; soften; dull
verb intransitive
9. 
to become tame

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Tamely

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adj. tam·er, tam·est
1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.
2. Naturally unafraid; not timid: "The sea otter is gentle and relatively tame" (Peter Matthiessen).
3. Submissive; docile; fawning: tame obedience.
4. Insipid; flat: a tame birthday party.
5. Sluggish; languid; inactive: a tame river.
tr.v. tamed, tam·ing, tames
1. To make tame; domesticate: tame a wild horse.
2. To subdue or curb: tamed his explosive anger.
3. To change from an uncontrolled or disorderly to a controlled state: needed some gel to tame his hair.

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