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gingery

[ jin-juh-ree ]
/ ˈdʒɪn dʒə ri /
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adjective

having the flavor or pungence of ginger; spicy: gingery cookies.
piquant; sharp and lively: gingery humor.
of the color of ginger.

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Origin of gingery

First recorded in 1850–55; ginger + -y1

Words nearby gingery

ginger nut, gingerroot, gingersnap, ginger up, ginger wine, gingery, gingham, gingili, gingiva, gingival, gingival crevice
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Words related to gingery

saucy, entertaining, poignant, animated, lively, vigorous, energetic, resolute, spunky, peppy, enthusiastic, gutsy, bright, fiery, fearless, passionate, courageous, bold, brave, burning

Example sentences from the Web for gingery

  • Joses laughed and spread himself, throwing back his gingery curls.

    Boy Woodburn|Alfred Ollivant

  • He was a short, gingery, active man with a nose and chin of the Punch type, and whom his shipmates called "Frenchy."

    The Shadow-Line|Joseph Conrad

  • Perhaps he noted their sleek quarters, the glittering trappings on their backs and their gingery action.

    Horses Nine|Sewell Ford

  • The donkeyman, a dapper little chap with a dazzling fair skin and a tiny, gingery moustache, worked in a sort of mute transport.

    Typhoon|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for gingery

gingery
/ (ˈdʒɪndʒərɪ) /

adjective

like or tasting of ginger
of or like the colour ginger
full of vigour; high-spirited
pointed; bitinga gingery remark
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