Peppery

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  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Having the taste of pepper.
  • adjective. Having a fiery temperament.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having the piquant burning taste of peppers
  • Word Usage
    "Until then, you can try it on your potatoes, your biscuits, your rice or anything else you want to drown in peppery, creamy delight."
    Equivalent
    tasty  
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