adj
peppery
Peppery (adj) means tasting or smelling strongly of pepper, especially in a hot, spicy way.
adj
1
Tasting or smelling strongly of pepper, especially in a hot, spicy way.
2
Quick to become angry or irritable.
""If Lord John Roxton would condescend----" "My dear George, don't be so peppery," said his wife, with her hand on the black mane that drooped over the microscope."
— Arthur Conan Doyle (1913)
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Etymology
Formed from pepper and -y.
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What is the meaning of peppery?
"peppery" (adj) means tasting or smelling strongly of pepper, especially in a hot, spicy way.
What are the different meanings of peppery?
"peppery" has 2 main meanings: 1. Tasting or smelling strongly of pepper, especially in a hot, spicy way; 2. Quick to become angry or irritable.
