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. tama·ble, tamea·ble adj. tamely adv. tameness n. tamer n. |
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