Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ginger-like in properties or appearance: hence, hot; pungent in taste; spicy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective tasting of ginger; spicy; -- used of tastes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective somewhat
ginger in colour - adjective having a
flavour of thespice ginger
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
- adjective having a taste like that of ginger
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Examples
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And it still will just make things kind of gingery-pukey, but it gives the illusion of remedy.
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And it still will just make things kind of gingery-pukey, but it gives the illusion of remedy.
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Weak sunlight made the globes and minarets glow gingery-gold; the palm trees lining the walkways drooped like broken umbrellas, strings of red flags hanging between them like gaudy washing lines.
Skiing in Turkey: a long way from St Anton Gemma Bowes 2010
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The biggest brands have long since dispensed with that method, and stir barely gingery syrups into carbonated water.
The Spice Is Right Emily Kaiser Thelin 2011
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The palate shows nice, ripe pear, apple and more of that delicious gingery-spice.
LENNDEVOURS: 2009
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A brilliant medium straw yellow in the glass, the nose is only lightly floral -- rather than overwhelmingly so -- and is spicy and gingery with classic lychee and pineapple aromas.
LENNDEVOURS: 2009
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Tasting notes: Finely fizzy bubbles, pleasantly prickly and quietly gingery with a clean finish.
The Spice Is Right Emily Kaiser Thelin 2011
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One taster said it reminded him of pickled ginger at a sushi bar; another liked how the gingery kick made her sneeze.
The Spice Is Right Emily Kaiser Thelin 2011
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Tasting notes: The mildest of the lot; along with a light gingery pepperiness, the ale has great lemon and apple flavors, with gentle carbonation.
The Spice Is Right Emily Kaiser Thelin 2011
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Another hutong option is Mao Mao Chong, a five-table bar offering China-themed drinks such as the Maojito, a gingery take on the Mojito, and the Jing Fling, based on China's not-for-the-faint-of-heart baijiu liquor.
Mixing the High and the Low in Beijing Josh Chin 2012
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