Tame  —adj. 1 (of an animal) domesticated; not wild or shy. 2 insipid; dull (tame entertainment). 3 (of a person) amenable. —v. (-ming) 1 make tame; domesticate. 2 subdue, curb.  tameable adj. Tamely adv. Tameness n. Tamer n. (also in comb.). [old english]