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Synonyms for peppery


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pep-uh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛp ə ri

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Définition of peppery

Origin :
  • 1690s, from pepper (n.) + -y (2). Figurative use from 1826. Related: Pepperiness.
  • adj highly seasoned
  • adj irritable; sarcastic
Example sentences :
  • The goldsmith was a rude, peppery fellow, who did not mince his words.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He was a small, stout man with a red face and a peppery manner.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • She was a peppery little person, and her temper was up for the moment.
  • Extract from : « The Jolliest School of All » by Angela Brazil
  • Did he prefer to be on good terms with his peppery neighbor?
  • Extract from : « Little Brothers of the Air » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • It was invisible, but Fitz flushed and felt, after his fashion, peppery.
  • Extract from : « Fitz the Filibuster » by George Manville Fenn
  • It will do him no harm, and may cool his peppery blood some!
  • Extract from : « Kings in Exile » by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
  • Well that would do him no harm; he knows me, and he knows that I am peppery.
  • Extract from : « Captain Bayley's Heir: » by G. A. Henty
  • A man as peppery as the colonel would have been equally alert in defense.
  • Extract from : « From Sand Hill to Pine » by Bret Harte
  • When they are merely angular we may infer impatience and a "peppery" disposition.
  • Extract from : « The Detection of Forgery » by Douglas Blackburn
  • It has lost its novelty for him and its sharp, peppery savour.
  • Extract from : « To Leeward » by F. Marion Crawford

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