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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

/ ˈɛəɪ /

adjective

  1. flavoured with or tasting of pepper

  2. quick-tempered; irritable

  3. full of bite and sharpness

    a peppery speech

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • pepperily adverb
  • pepperiness noun
  • unpeppery adjective
  • ˈԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of peppery1

First recorded in 1690–1700; pepper + -y 1
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For example, Cherry Belle radish greens have a mild, peppery zing to them, similar to arugula, while Daikon greens are slightly more bitter, especially in mature plants.

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Add spiced chickpeas, peppery arugula, a drizzle of pomegranate molasses — and suddenly, you’re not eating for fuel.

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Watercress is peppery in flavor and somewhat spicy and grassy.

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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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