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- Dictionarypeppery/ˈpɛp(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. strongly flavoured with pepper or other hot spices: "a hot, peppery dish" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) irritable and sharp-tongued: "retired generals are expected to be peppery" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ˈpep. ə r.i / us / ˈpep.ɚ.i / Add to word list. having a spicy flavour like pepper: This salad has a sharp peppery flavour. easily annoyed: He was a famously peppery lawyer. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Flavours - spicy. capsaicin. fierily. fiery. ghost pepper. gingery. heat index. hot. mildness. piquancy. piquantly.
The meaning of PEPPERY is of, relating to, or having the qualities of pepper : hot, pungent. How to use peppery in a sentence.
Jul 13, 2024 · IPA guide. Other forms: pepperily. Definitions of peppery. adjective. having the piquant burning taste of peppers. “corn chips with peppery salsa”. synonyms: tasty. pleasing to the sense of taste.
Peppery definition: full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent.. See examples of PEPPERY used in a sentence.
1. Of, containing, or resembling pepper; sharp or pungent in flavor. 2. Vigorously sharp-tempered: a peppery sales clerk. 3. Sharp and stinging in style or content; vivid or fiery: peppery criticism. pep′per·i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of peppery adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Peppery definition: Of, containing, or resembling pepper; sharp or pungent in flavor.
full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent. 2. of, pertaining to, or resembling pepper. 3. sharp or stinging. a peppery speech. 4. easily angered; bad-tempered; irritable; irascible. the peppery leader of a political faction.
peppery meaning, definition, what is peppery: tasting or smelling of pepper: Learn more.
Peppery definition, full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent. See more.
