Search results
- 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
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
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.
Peppery definition: full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent.. See examples of PEPPERY used in a sentence.
4 days ago · 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.
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.
noun. Word Frequency. peppery in American English. (ˈpɛpəri ) adjective. 1. of, like, or highly seasoned with pepper. 2. sharp or fiery, as speech or writing. 3. hot-tempered; irritable. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Peppery definition: Of, containing, or resembling pepper; sharp or pungent in flavor.
easily angered; bad-tempered; irritable; irascible: the peppery leader of a political faction.
Aug 31, 2023 · peppery ( comparative pepperier, superlative pepperiest) Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste. ( figuratively) Having a fiery temperament . a peppery old Army major.
