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gingerous

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Etymology

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From ginger +‎ -ous.

Adjective

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gingerous (comparative more gingerous, superlative most gingerous)

  1. Of a ginger or reddish colour.
    • 1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend. [], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Chapman and Hall, [], published 1865, →OCLC:
      Mrs. Lammle opens her nostrils and bites her under-lip; Mr. Lammle takes his gingerous whiskers in his left hand, and bringing them together, frowns furtively at his beloved, out of a thick gingerous bush.