Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, containing, or resembling pepper; sharp or pungent in flavor.
- adjective Vigorously sharp-tempered.
- adjective Sharp and stinging in style or content; vivid or fiery.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to pepper; resembling pepper, as in appearance, taste, etc.; sharp; pungent; hot: as, a peppery appearance.
- Choleric; irritable; warm; passionate; sharp; stinging: as, a peppery disposition; a peppery answer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to pepper; having the qualities of pepper; hot; pungent.
- adjective Fig.: Hot-tempered; passionate; choleric.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the taste of
pepper . - adjective Having a
fiery temperament .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having the piquant burning taste of peppers
Etymologies
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Examples
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Until then, you can try it on your potatoes, your biscuits, your rice or anything else you want to drown in peppery, creamy delight.
Archive 2007-02-01 Homesick Texan 2007
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Until then, you can try it on your potatoes, your biscuits, your rice or anything else you want to drown in peppery, creamy delight.
Cream of the gravy crop | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
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In the new summer movie, Salt, Angelia Jolie delivers what might be called a peppery performance -- sharp, sassy and a little stinging.
Napoleon Perdis: I Spy With My Little (Smoky) Eye: In Praise of the Femme Fatale 2010
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In the new summer movie, Salt, Angelia Jolie delivers what might be called a peppery performance -- sharp, sassy and a little stinging.
Napoleon Perdis: I Spy With My Little (Smoky) Eye: In Praise of the Femme Fatale 2010
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In the new summer movie, Salt, Angelia Jolie delivers what might be called a peppery performance -- sharp, sassy and a little stinging.
Napoleon Perdis: I Spy With My Little (Smoky) Eye: In Praise of the Femme Fatale 2010
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But only temporarily, because the depth returns, although when it does, the hints of Mitsouko's trademark buttery powderiness are replaced with what I would describe as peppery powderiness.
Archive 2009-05-01 Marina Geigert 2009
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But only temporarily, because the depth returns, although when it does, the hints of Mitsouko's trademark buttery powderiness are replaced with what I would describe as peppery powderiness.
Guerlain Mitsouko Fleur de Lotus: Perfume Review Marina Geigert 2009
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A poster called peppery posed this question on the urban 75 boards where much passionate discussion continues about recent events.
Archive 2005-07-01 Rachel 2005
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A poster called peppery posed this question on the urban 75 boards where much passionate discussion continues about recent events.
Dying for freedom Rachel 2005
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Spicy this word is associated with the Syrah grape ( "peppery" is another) that's grown in the Rhone Valley, Australia and various parts of the world including California and Washington.
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