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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | tam |
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1HBA a tame animal or bird is not wild any longer, because it has been trained to live with people [≠ wild]: 
tame elephants
tame elephants2 informal dull and disappointing : Most of the criticism has been pretty tame. I decided that teaching was too tame for me.
Most of the criticism has been pretty tame.I decided that teaching was too tame for me.3 [only before noun] British English used to describe a person who is willing to do what other people ask, even if it is slightly dishonest : If you have a tame doctor, he might give you a sick note.
If you have a tame doctor, he might give you a sick note. —tamely adverb
—tameness noun [uncountable]
