Meanings
comparative more gingersome · superlative most gingersome
- Characterised or marked by gingerness; careful; sensitive; delicate
The fifty little brown musicians rendered difficult selections with marvelous accuracy and gingersome dash and artistic enjoyment of the work.
1912, Daniel D. Bidwell, As Far as the East is from the West1 more example
All this has changed though, making walking and driving a bit more of a gingersome exercise, though fortunately there were ice-free patches in between.
2009, From Scotland to Siberia: Meltdown
Origin
- Proto-Dravidian*wēr
- Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
- Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
- Latinzingiberi
- Late Latingingiber
- Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
- Old Englishgingifer
- Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
- Middle Englishgingivere
- Middle Englishgingere
- Englishginger
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*somHós
- Proto-Germanic*samaz
- Englishgingersome
Cite this entry
gingersome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingersome
“gingersome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingersome. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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