gingersome

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/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)səm/

adjective

Characterised or marked by gingerness; careful; sensitive; delicate

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivegingersome (comparative more gingersome, superlative most gingersome)

comparative more gingersome · superlative most gingersome

  1. 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 West
    1 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

  1. Proto-Dravidian*wēr
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
  3. Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
  4. Latinzingiberi
  5. Late Latingingiber
  6. Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
  7. Old Englishgingifer
  8. Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
  9. Middle Englishgingivere
  10. Middle Englishgingere
  11. Englishginger
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  14. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  15. Englishgingersome

From ginger + -some.

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APA

gingersome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingersome

MLA

“gingersome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingersome. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gingersome,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingersome.

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