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
These not-too-sweet Korean honey cookies, fried and then soaked in gingery syrup, are uniquely soft and chewy on the outside and flaky on the inside.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
Pumpkin bread, pies, anything with a gingery smell to it.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 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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