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Tamest

Tame \Tame\, a. [Compar. Tamer; superl. Tamest.] [AS. tam; akin to D. tam, G. zahm, OHG. zam, Dan. & Sw. tam, Icel. tamr, L. domare to tame, Gr. ?, Skr. dam to be tame, to tame, and perhaps to E. beteem. [root]6

  1. Cf. Adamant, Diamond, Dame, Daunt, Indomitable.] 1. Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer, a tame bird.

  2. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.

    Tame slaves of the laborious plow.
    --Roscommon.

  3. Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat; insipid; as, a tame poem; tame scenery.

    Syn: Gentle; mild; meek. See Gentle.

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tamest

a. (en-superlative of: tame)

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Tamest

Tamest is a commune in Fenoughil District, Adrar Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 8,266, up from 6,658 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.2%.

Usage examples of "tamest".

She gave their tamest horse to Geoff, a sweet old nag she herself had ridden as a child, and she used her own horse to ride beside him.

Meigs rode in the carriage in advance of his, and King thought the scenery about the tamest he had ever seen, the roads bad, the horses slow.

Initially, Michael insisted on taking her riding on the tamest mounts he could find.

Then Sofek, next to him, and the tamest one standing between them had to be Sepek a persistent childhood tormentor until later years, when they grew to become great friends.

Mycelle knew the townswomen must think her daft to travel alone through the streets of Port Rawl, even here in the tamest section of the town.

And except for speaking tours, we have about the tamest, least imaginative promotion conceivable.

There would always be some kind of big trouble somewhere, even in the tamest of civilizations.