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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
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 • Aug. 10, 2023
Seir Hill Biscayne is made for cocktails, with bold notes of dark molasses and charred oak, hints of vanilla and black raspberry, and fierce gingery bite that cuts through any mixer.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022
This baek kimchi jjigae, or white kimchi stew, is deeply savory with a gingery bite.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022
He hurries toward me, shaking the rain out of his gingery curls.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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