ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gingery

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Gingery is an adjective meaning Somewhat reddish or reddish-brown in colour (especially of hair or skin colouring).

Meaning

Somewhat reddish or reddish-brown in colour (especially of hair or skin colouring).

More Meanings

  1. Having reddish-brown hair. (of a person)
  2. Having a flavour or aroma of the spice ginger; containing that spice.
  3. (US, dated) Ginger, inhibited, cautious.
  4. (dated) Energetic, vigorous, lively, peppy, zippy.

Example Sentences

a gingery broth / stir-fry
gingery hair / freckles; the gingery fur of a fox
He had bright red hair, not just gingery like Andrew’s […]
Nostalgic, gingery hints of Spanish geranium wafted in her mother’s room […]

Synonyms for gingery

Depending on context, synonyms include hot, pungent, spicy, ginger, colorful, peppery.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spicy, peppery, pungent, hot, colorful, colored.

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