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gingery

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gin·ger  (jnjr)
n.
1. A plant (Zingiber officinale) of tropical southeast Asia having yellowish-green flowers and a pungent aromatic rhizome.
2. The rhizome of this plant, often dried and powdered and used as a spice. Also called gingerroot.
3.
a. Any of several related plants having variously colored, often fragrant flowers.
b. Wild ginger.
4. A strong brown.
5. Informal Spirit and liveliness; vigor.
tr.v. gin·gered, gin·ger·ing, gin·gers
1. To spice with ginger.
2. Informal To make lively: A steel drum band gingered up the party.

[Middle English gingivere, from Old English gingifer and from Old French gingivre, both from Medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi, from Greek zingiberis, of Middle Indic origin (akin to Pali singiveram), from Dravidian : akin to Tamil iñci, ginger (of southeast Asian origin) + Tamil vr, root.]

ginger·y adj.

gingery [ˈdʒɪndʒərɪ]
adj
1. (Cookery) like or tasting of ginger
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of or like the colour ginger
3. full of vigour; high-spirited
4. pointed; biting a gingery remark
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.gingery - having a taste like that of ginger
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
2.gingery - (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color; "a man with gingery hair and bright blue eyes"; "a ginger kitten"
colored, coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"
Translations
gingery [ˈdʒɪndʒərɪ] ADJ [hair] → rojizo
gingery
adj hair, colourrötlich
gingery [ˈdʒɪndʒərɪ] adjrossiccio/a
gingery [ˈdʒɪndʒərɪ] adjrossiccio/a


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Enamoured of the South, of Provence, of its people, its life, its sunshine and its poetry, narrow-chested, tall and short- sighted, he strode along the streets and the lanes, his long feet projecting far in advance of his body, and his white nose and gingery moustache buried in an open book: for he had the habit of reading as he walked.
She consoled herself by taking up her copy of Gingery Stories and burying herself in the hectic adventures of a young millionaire and an artist's model.
A grinning red face turned once more into a pink oval, fringed with gingery fluff; the interview was at an end.
 
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