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peppery

[ pep-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent.

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  2. of, relating to, or resembling pepper.
  3. sharp or stinging:

    a peppery speech.

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  4. easily angered; bad-tempered; irritable; irascible:

    the peppery leader of a political faction.

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peppery

/ ˈ±èÉ›±èÉ™°ùɪ /

adjective

  1. flavoured with or tasting of pepper
  2. quick-tempered; irritable
  3. full of bite and sharpness

    a peppery speech

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è±ð±è±è±ð°ù¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è±ð±èp±ð°ù·¾±Â·±ô²â adverb
  • ±è±ð±èp±ð°ù·¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è±ð±èp±ð°ù·²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of peppery1

First recorded in 1690–1700; pepper + -y 1
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The peppery cold crunch of the radish, the smooth fattiness of the butter, the crispness and salinity of the salt — I was gobsmacked.

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I especially love our calamansi, a mainstay of Filipino cooking that you eat whole for a tart, peppery pick-me-up.

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A squeeze of fresh lemon along with fresh, peppery extra virgin olive oil, shaved purple onion, and a sprinkling of cayenne pepper take it all up a level.

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On a warm day in May, the island smelled the way it always had: a bracing scent of salt brine and peppery bayberry from the protected moors that cover most of its surface.

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Intimate, partly improvised conversations affirm the group’s rough affections and peppery personalities.

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