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gingery

[ jin-juh-ree ]

adjective

  1. having the flavor or pungence of ginger; spicy:

    gingery cookies.

  2. piquant; sharp and lively:

    gingery humor.

  3. of the color of ginger.


gingery

/ ˈɪԻəɪ /

adjective

  1. like or tasting of ginger
  2. of or like the colour ginger
  3. full of vigour; high-spirited
  4. pointed; biting

    a gingery remark

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gingery1

First recorded in 1850–55; ginger + -y 1
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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.

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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.

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The rolls sat in a puddle of dark, salty, gingery soy sauce.

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The gingery, garlicky dressing is a bracing contrast to the sweetness of the carrots.

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Pumpkin bread, pies, anything with a gingery smell to it.

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