"gingerous" meaning in English

See gingerous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒəɹəs/ Forms: more gingerous [comparative], most gingerous [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) Proto-Dravidian *wēr Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr) Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der. Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor. Late Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō Old English gingifer ▲ Old French gingembreinflu. Middle English gingivere Middle English gingere English ginger Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English gingerous From ginger + -ous. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|ginger|-ous|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) Proto-Dravidian *wēr Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr) Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der. Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor. Late Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō Old English gingifer ▲ Old French gingembreinflu. Middle English gingivere Middle English gingere English ginger Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English gingerous [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger root", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Old Tamil", "term" : "𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺", "lang" : "oty" }, { "id" : "root", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "root", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Dravidian", "term" : "*wēr", "lang" : "dra-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Tamil", "term" : "𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆", "lang" : "oty" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Tamil", "term" : "𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆", "lang" : "oty" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Sauraseni Prakrit", "term" : "𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭", "lang" : "pra-sau" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ζιγγίβερις", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "zingiberi", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "gingiber", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*gingiberō", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "gingifer", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "id" : "ginger", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "gingembre", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "gingivere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "gingere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ginger", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "smell", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₃ed-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ōsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-us", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "gingerous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="gingerous"> From ginger + -ous. Head templates: {{en-adj}} gingerous (comparative more gingerous, superlative most gingerous)
  1. Of a ginger or reddish colour.
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          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of a ginger or reddish colour."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ginger",
          "ginger"
        ],
        [
          "reddish",
          "reddish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒəɹəs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gingerous"
}

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