adjective
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like or tasting of ginger
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of or like the colour ginger
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full of vigour; high-spirited
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pointed; biting
a gingery remark
Etymology
Origin of gingery
Example Sentences
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The gingery hero of “Bookish” has an abhorrence of murder.
And the Chinese Chicken Salad — citrusy, sweet, gingery — may be one of the original queens of the form.
From Salon
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.
From Seattle Times
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.
From Seattle Times
The rolls sat in a puddle of dark, salty, gingery soy sauce.
From Seattle Times
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