tame /teɪm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[teym] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, adjective, tam·er, tam·est, verb, tamed, tam·ing.
–adjective
- changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- without the savageness or fear of humans normal in wild animals; gentle, fearless, or without shyness, as if domesticated: That lion acts as tame as a house cat.
- tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person or the disposition.
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Also see
BITING