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gingery Meaning & Definition

What Does Gingery Mean?

Gingery is an adjective that means Somewhat reddish or reddish-brown in colour (especially of hair or skin colouring). It is also used to mean Having reddish-brown hair.

Gingery in Brief

Part of speechadjective
Synonymshot, pungent and spicy
Comparative / superlativemore gingery, most gingery

Gingery Definition (Adjective)

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

    gingery hair / freckles; the gingery fur of a fox

  2. Having reddish-brown hair.
  3. Having a flavour or aroma of the spice ginger; containing that spice.

    a gingery broth / stir-fry

  4. Energetic, vigorous, lively, peppy, zippy.
  5. Ginger, inhibited, cautious.

Synonyms of Gingery

Gingery synonyms and antonyms →

Gingery in a Sentence

gingery hair / freckles; the gingery fur of a fox

a gingery broth / stir-fry

Word Forms & Grammar

gingery (comparative more gingery, superlative most gingery)

Words That Rhyme With Gingery

Origin of Gingery

From ginger + -y.

Gingery: Your Questions Answered

What part of speech is gingery?

Gingery is an adjective.

What is another word for gingery?

Words with a similar meaning to gingery include hot, pungent and spicy. See the full list of gingery synonyms and antonyms.

What are the comparative and superlative forms of gingery?

The comparative form is more gingery and the superlative form is most gingery.

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