gingery

adjective

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adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) Proto-Dravidian *wēr Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr) Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der. Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor. Late Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō Old English gingifer ▲ Old French gingembreinflu. Middle English gingivere Middle English gingere English ginger Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gingery From ginger + -y.

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 […]”
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.”
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 […]”
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.”
Ginger, inhibited, cautious.
“I walked slowly, and with an assumed air of careless indifference. I counterfeited the Comanche walk—not that bold free port—the magnificent and inimitable stride, so characteristic of Chippewa and Shawano, of Huron and Iroquois—but the shuffling gingery step of an English jockey; for such in reality is the gait of the Comanche Indian when afoot.”
“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.”