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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pep•per•y /ˈpɛpəri/USA pronunciation adj. - of, full of, or tasting like pepper.
- sharp or stinging:a peppery speech.
- easily angered.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pep•per•y (pep′ə rē),USA pronunciation adj. - full of or tasting like pepper;
hot;
pungent. - of, pertaining to, or resembling pepper.
- sharp or stinging:a peppery speech.
- easily angered;
bad-tempered;
irritable;
irascible:the peppery leader of a political faction.
pep′per•i•ly, adv. pep′per•i•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spicy.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged biting.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hot-tempered, hot-headed, testy, choleric.
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