pepperishadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛp(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛp(ə)rɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pepper n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < pepper n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier peppered adj., peppering adj., peppery adj.

Resembling or redolent of pepper; peppery. Also figurative: irritable, testy, angry.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > somewhat

spleenish1610

pepperish1613

1613 M. Walpole tr. R. F. R. Bellarmino in Treat. Antichrist I. iii. 49 Illyricus..teacheth that Antichrist came, when the Roman Empire began to incline to destruction.

1731 tr. Dr. Lister in J. Cam Diss. on Pox 65 Guaiacum is a Remedy of very fine Parts, and of a Pepperish Taste [L. piperati gustum], and therefore apt to move Sweats.

1773 J. Cook Jrnl. 17 Sept. (1969) II. 236 The liquor..has a pepperish taste.

1808 W. Scott Let. 18 Nov. (1932) II. 128 Will not our editor be occasionally a little warm and pepperish?

1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 154 I remember your father..a little pepperish or so.

1870 N. H. Bishop Pampas & Andes 175 The little pepperish berry became more abundant, and..the peons put large quantities in their stews.

1988 Times (Nexis) 31 July Yeovil was..the citadel of a pepperish minor Tory politician.

2003 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) 21 May e1 This slightly pepperish herb [sc. parsley] can add so much flavor to your food.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pepperish
释义	pepperishadj. Brit. /ˈpɛp(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpɛp(ə)rɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pepper n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < pepper n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier peppered adj., peppering adj., peppery adj. Resembling or redolent of pepper; peppery. Also figurative: irritable, testy, angry. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] > somewhat spleenish1610 pepperish1613 1613 M. Walpole tr. R. F. R. Bellarmino in Treat. Antichrist I. iii. 49 Illyricus..teacheth that Antichrist came, when the Roman Empire began to incline to destruction. 1731 tr. Dr. Lister in J. Cam Diss. on Pox 65 Guaiacum is a Remedy of very fine Parts, and of a Pepperish Taste [L. piperati gustum], and therefore apt to move Sweats. 1773 J. Cook Jrnl. 17 Sept. (1969) II. 236 The liquor..has a pepperish taste. 1808 W. Scott Let. 18 Nov. (1932) II. 128 Will not our editor be occasionally a little warm and pepperish? 1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) I. 154 I remember your father..a little pepperish or so. 1870 N. H. Bishop Pampas & Andes 175 The little pepperish berry became more abundant, and..the peons put large quantities in their stews. 1988 Times (Nexis) 31 July Yeovil was..the citadel of a pepperish minor Tory politician. 2003 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) 21 May e1 This slightly pepperish herb [sc. parsley] can add so much flavor to your food. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1613
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