Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Pleasantly stimulating.
- adjective Exceptionally attractive or appealing.
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- adjective Full of
zest .
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Examples
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My all-time favorite is Green Zebra, followed by Flamme (both are quite zingy, which is the ideal tomato to my tongue!).
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Scents of cinnamon, fried dough, and some kind of zingy Mexican food reached our noses all at the same time.
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My arms felt "zingy" from using the rake but I felt normal, like nobody would really know I wasn't fine if they happened to see me.
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"It's tricky because the peppers can get kind of zingy, so you have to serve it with a warning, as it were."
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Maybe I'm such a crank I am incapable of seeing what was so "zingy" about your reply.
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• Stock up on tasty condiments that add flavor, such as zingy mustards, flavorful oils, chopped pickled peppers, garlic, chili and new varieties of salt.
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A zingy soup that's great for dinner and terrific for lunch with a sandwich, salad or dumplings.
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Still chewing the delicious range hen—Janine used some kind of spice that made it really zingy—Jim turned idly to see the newcomer.
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Still chewing the delicious range hen—Janine used some kind of spice that made it really zingy—Jim turned idly to see the newcomer.
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It's a zingy, citrusy white and a perfect summer wine.
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