gingery

[ jin-juh-ree ]
See synonyms for gingery on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. having the flavor or pungence of ginger; spicy: gingery cookies.

  2. piquant; sharp and lively: gingery humor.

  1. of the color of ginger.

Origin of gingery

1
First recorded in1850–55; ginger + -y1

Words Nearby gingery

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use gingery in a sentence

  • The gingery tint underlying Mr. Ventnor's colouring overlaid it; even the whites of his eyes grew red.

    Five Tales | John Galsworthy

British Dictionary definitions for gingery

gingery

/ (ˈdʒɪndʒərɪ) /


adjective
  1. like or tasting of ginger

  2. of or like the colour ginger

  1. full of vigour; high-spirited

  2. pointed; biting: a gingery remark

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012