ginger
In a very careful or cautious mannerIn a very careful or cautious manner; also, delicately, sensitively.
» Can I have a ginger ale?
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn a very careful or cautious manner; also, delicately, sensitively.
Examples
30 sentencesCan I have a ginger ale?
Can you taste the ginger?
deSchmeckst du den Ingwer? — brauchinet
I hate the taste of ginger.
ruЯ не переношу вкус имбиря. — Wezel · CC BY 2.0 FR
deIch hasse den Geschmack von Ingwer. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Drink some ginger tea, you guys.
Sushi is often served with pickled ginger.
ruСуши часто подаются с маринованным имбирем. — Wezel
Origin
Back-formation from gingerly (adverb).Back-formation from gingerly (adverb).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more ginger, most ginger| Comparative | more ginger Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ginger |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.