peppery

[ pep-uh-ree ]

/ ˈpɛp ə ri /

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adjective

full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent.

of, relating to, or resembling pepper.

sharp or stinging: a peppery speech.

easily angered; bad-tempered; irritable; irascible: the peppery leader of a political faction.

Origin of peppery

First recorded in 1690–1700; pepper + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR peppery

1 spicy.

3 biting.

4 hot-tempered, hot-headed, testy, choleric.

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OTHER WORDS FROM peppery

pep·per·i·ly, adverbpep·per·i·ness, nounun·pep·per·y, adjective

Words nearby peppery

pepper steak, pepper tree, pepper-upper, pepperwood, pepperwort, peppery, pep pill, peppy, pep rally, pepsin, pepsin A

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Example sentences from the Web for peppery

Besides a trove of data showing that the rich really are getting much richer, the book is full of peppery Gallic asides.
We Need More Class Traitors: Solving America’s Meritocracy Problem|Jedediah Purdy|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He ignored, too, his chairman of the Federal Reserve, Marriner Eccles, a small, peppery Mormon banker from Utah.
Stop Trying to Balance Budgets!|Harold Evans|June 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Belgian ale like Chimay is rich with fruity and peppery notes and sometimes has a bitter aftertaste.
5 Pioneering Ways to Cook with Beer|Stacey Slate|February 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
My old godfather, who had come to see me off, was the funniest of all—a peppery Indian edition.
Fanny Goes to War|Pat Beauchamp

The peppery Secretary of State grew more and more intolerant of Gerry.
The Life of John Marshall (Volume 2 of 4)|Albert J. Beveridge
Dignified silence, however, was the last thing to be expected from the peppery gentleman from Mississippi.
Stephen A. Douglas|Allen Johnson
Neale jumped and floundered for five minutes, then the peppery scrub quarter consigned him profanely to the side-lines.
Rough-Hewn|Dorothy Canfield
It was invisible, but Fitz flushed and felt, after his fashion, peppery.
Fitz the Filibuster|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for peppery

peppery

/ (ˈpɛpərɪ) /

adjective

flavoured with or tasting of pepper

quick-tempered; irritable

full of bite and sharpnessa peppery speech

Derived forms of peppery

pepperiness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	peppery
释义	peppery [ pep-uh-ree ] / ˈpɛp ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peppery ON THESAURUS.COM adjective full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent. of, relating to, or resembling pepper. sharp or stinging: a peppery speech. easily angered; bad-tempered; irritable; irascible: the peppery leader of a political faction. Origin of peppery First recorded in 1690–1700; pepper + -y¹ SYNONYMS FOR peppery 1 spicy. 3 biting. 4 hot-tempered, hot-headed, testy, choleric. SEE SYNONYMS FOR peppery ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM peppery pep·per·i·ly, adverbpep·per·i·ness, nounun·pep·per·y, adjective Words nearby peppery pepper steak, pepper tree, pepper-upper, pepperwood, pepperwort, peppery, pep pill, peppy, pep rally, pepsin, pepsin A Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peppery Besides a trove of data showing that the rich really are getting much richer, the book is full of peppery Gallic asides. We Need More Class Traitors: Solving America’s Meritocracy Problem\|Jedediah Purdy\|April 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He ignored, too, his chairman of the Federal Reserve, Marriner Eccles, a small, peppery Mormon banker from Utah. Stop Trying to Balance Budgets!\|Harold Evans\|June 28, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Belgian ale like Chimay is rich with fruity and peppery notes and sometimes has a bitter aftertaste. 5 Pioneering Ways to Cook with Beer\|Stacey Slate\|February 2, 2010\|DAILY BEAST My old godfather, who had come to see me off, was the funniest of all—a peppery Indian edition. Fanny Goes to War\|Pat Beauchamp The peppery Secretary of State grew more and more intolerant of Gerry. The Life of John Marshall (Volume 2 of 4)\|Albert J. Beveridge Dignified silence, however, was the last thing to be expected from the peppery gentleman from Mississippi. Stephen A. Douglas\|Allen Johnson Neale jumped and floundered for five minutes, then the peppery scrub quarter consigned him profanely to the side-lines. Rough-Hewn\|Dorothy Canfield It was invisible, but Fitz flushed and felt, after his fashion, peppery. Fitz the Filibuster\|George Manville Fenn British Dictionary definitions for peppery peppery / (ˈpɛpərɪ) / adjective flavoured with or tasting of pepper quick-tempered; irritable full of bite and sharpnessa peppery speech Derived forms of peppery pepperiness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peppery piquant, spicy, pungent, zesty, fiery, hot, poignant, racy, snappy, zestful, acute, angry, astringent, biting, caustic, choleric, cranky, cross, hot-tempered, incisive
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peppery

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adjective

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