'Tamest' definitions:

Definition of 'Tamest'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]61. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless. [1913 Webster]
  • Tame slaves of the laborious plow. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat; insipid; as, a tame poem; tame scenery. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Gentle; mild; meek. See Gentle. [1913 Webster]