gingery

[jin-juh-ree]

adjective

1. having the flavor or pungence of ginger; spicy.

   gingery cookies.

2. piquant; sharp and lively.

   gingery humor.

3. of the color of ginger.

gingery

/ ˈdʒɪndʒərɪ /

adjective

1. like or tasting of ginger

2. of or like the colour ginger

3. full of vigour; high-spirited

4. pointed; biting

   a gingery remark

Word History and Origins

Origin of gingery¹

First recorded in 1850–55; ginger + -y ¹

Example Sentences

And the Chinese Chicken Salad — citrusy, sweet, gingery — may be one of the original queens of the form.

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The small bowl of tingly, gingery, clear broth that comes with each chicken option works as a palate-cleanser, or dip some bird and/or rice into it.

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The purple clams were notably chewy — possibly overcooked — but their saffron-colored broth, which comes courtesy of Yodelin in Leavenworth, tasted gingery, garlicky and sublimely savory, with citrus and chili and lemon grass.

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The rolls sat in a puddle of dark, salty, gingery soy sauce.

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The gingery, garlicky dressing is a bracing contrast to the sweetness of the carrots.

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• courageous 
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