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   peppery

   /ˈpɛp(ə)ri/

   adjective

   • 1. strongly flavoured with pepper or other hot spices: "a hot, peppery dish" Similar spicyspicedpepperedhothighly seasonedpungentfierygingerypiquantsharpOpposite mildbland
   • ▪ having a flavour or scent like that of pepper: "nasturtiums have a peppery taste"
   • 2. (of a person) irritable and sharp-tongued: "retired generals are expected to be peppery" Similar irritablepeevishcrosscrabbedcrabbycrotchetycantankeroushot-temperedirasciblefieryquick-temperedimpatientcomplainingquerulouscurmudgeonlybitteracerbicsourcausticmoodygrumpyhuffybrusquesurlycurtgruffscratchyill-temperedbad-temperedshort-temperedill-naturedill-humouredtouchysharp-tonguedtestytetchysnappishsnarlingwaspishpricklycrustybiliousliverishdyspepticspleneticcholericinformal:snappychippygrouchycrankynarkyrattyeggylike a bear with a sore headpeckishsoreheadsoreheadedsnakyinformal, dated:miffyOpposite easy-going

   Derivatives

   • 1. pepperiness noun

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   What does peppery mean?

   • The weather was cold and the night dark, and there were peppery little showers of sleet. "Pretty peppery, Major," he said, pointing to three bodies stretched upon the floor. Peppery definition: full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent.. See examples of PEPPERY used in a sentence.

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   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Name That Dessert! Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary. The meaning of PEPPERY is of, relating to, or having the qualities of pepper : hot, pungent.

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   What is another word for 'peppery'?

   • In this page you can discover 51 synonyms for 'peppery', such as: pungent, sharp, hot, piquant, acute, keen, spicy, sarcastic, choleric, irascible, and quick-tempered. Peppery can also refer to a certain attitude, as in 'a peppery white wine' or 'a peppery personality'.

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   What is a peppery speech?

   • sharp or stinging: a peppery speech. easily angered. pungent. of, pertaining to, or resembling pepper. sharp or stinging: a peppery speech. irascible: the peppery leader of a political faction. pep′per•i•ness, n. 1. spicy. 3. biting. 4. hot-tempered, hot-headed, testy, choleric. In Lists: Food tastes and textures, more...

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   What does peppery food taste like?

   • Food that is peppery has a strong, hot taste like pepper. ...a crisp green salad with a few peppery radishes. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Peppery means of, relating to, or having the qualities of pepper, such as hot, pungent, or fiery. It can also mean having a hot temper or touchy. See synonyms, examples, and word history of peppery.

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