gingery

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

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

   • gingery hair / freckles; the gingery fur of a fox
   • The very learned gentleman […] has cooled the natural heat of his gingery complexion in pools and fountains of law […]
   • He was a small, thick man, with a great rounded, bald head and one thin border of gingery curls.
2. 2

   Having reddish-brown hair. (of a person)

   • The red-haired pilgrim was beside himself with the thought that at least this poor Kurtz had been properly revenged. […] He positively danced, the bloodthirsty little gingery beggar.
3. 3

   Having a flavour or aroma of the spice ginger

   Having a flavour or aroma of the spice ginger; containing that spice.

   • a gingery broth / stir-fry
   • Nostalgic, gingery hints of Spanish geranium wafted in her mother’s room […]
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   1. 4

      Energetic, vigorous, lively, peppy, zippy.

      • The boys have made themselves very popular with the fans here, because a good, gingery gaffe is played all the time, regardless of the score.
      • The recent showing of the locals has been a big disappointment to the fans, the team playing loosely, and the gingery coaching and hustling of Hulswitt has been the only redeeming feature.
   2. 5

      Ginger, inhibited, cautious.

      • They are unanimously shy of Ade in their horn-books for sophomores, and they are gingery in their praise of him in their innumerable review articles.

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