Antonyms for gingery
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : jin-juh-ree |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɪn dʒə ri |
Definition of gingery
- As in racy : adj energetic, zestful
- As in spirited : adj lively, vivacious
- She seemed then to be living with a tinsmith, and her colour was a gingery white.
- Extract from : « Pussy and Doggy Tales » by Edith Nesbit
- Joses laughed and spread himself, throwing back his gingery curls.
- Extract from : « Boy Woodburn » by Alfred Ollivant
- Yellow as a guinea, with gingery hair, yellow eyes, and no figure to save her.
- Extract from : « The Torch and Other Tales » by Eden Phillpotts
- The donkeyman, a dapper little chap with a dazzling fair skin and a tiny, gingery moustache, worked in a sort of mute transport.
- Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
- He was a short, gingery, active man with a nose and chin of the Punch type, and whom his shipmates called "Frenchy."
- Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
- Perhaps he noted their sleek quarters, the glittering trappings on their backs and their gingery action.
- Extract from : « Horses Nine » by Sewell Ford
- The gingery tint underlying Mr. Ventnor's colouring overlaid it; even the whites of his eyes grew red.
- Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy
Synonyms for gingery
- active
- alert
- animate
- animated
- ardent
- audacious
- avid
- bold
- bouncy
- brave
- bright
- buoyant
- burning
- chirpy
- clever
- courageous
- dauntless
- distinctive
- eager
- effervescent
- energetic
- entertaining
- enthusiastic
- exciting
- exhilarating
- fearless
- fiery
- forceful
- forcible
- full of life
- game
- gingery
- gritty
- gutsy
- heady
- high-spirited
- hot
- hyper
- intrepid
- jumping
- keen
- lively
- mettlesome
- nervy
- passionate
- peppery
- peppy
- piquant
- playful
- plucky
- poignant
- pungent
- resolute
- rich
- rocking
- salty
- saucy
- sharp
- snappy
- sparkling
- spicy
- spirited
- sportive
- sprightly
- spunky
- stimulating
- strong
- tangy
- tart
- tasty
- vigorous
- vivacious
- witty
- zappy
- zealous
- zesty
- zingy
- zippy
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