- Of, containing, or resembling pepper; sharp or pungent in flavor.
- Vigorously sharp-tempered: a peppery sales clerk.
- Sharp and stinging in style or content; vivid or fiery: peppery criticism.
Dictionary:
pep·per·y (pĕp'ə-rē) ![]() |
| 5min Related Video: peppery |
| Thesaurus: peppery |
adjective
| Antonyms: peppery |
Definition: irritable; sarcastic
Antonyms: cheerful, easy-going, happy
adj
Definition: seasoned
Antonyms: bland, mild
| WordNet: peppery |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers
Synonyms: gingery, hot, spicy
| Translations: Peppery |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pebret, galsindet
Nederlands (Dutch)
heet, peperig, heetgebakerd, scherp
Français (French)
adj. - poivré, irascible
Deutsch (German)
adj. - pfefferig, jähzornig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πιπεράτος
Italiano (Italian)
pepato, irascibile
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - apimentado, irascível, mordaz
Русский (Russian)
наперченный, раздражительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - picante
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - pepparliknande, stark, skarp, bitande, hetsig, ettrig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
胡椒的, 很辣的, 辛辣的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 胡椒的, 很辣的, 辛辣的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 후추의, 얼얼하게 매운
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - こしょうの味がする, 短気な, 辛らつな, こしょうの
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مفلفل طعام
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מפולפל, כעסן, רגזן, חריף
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.
To select your translation preferences click here.
| peppering | |
| nigella | |
| peppergrass |
| Could eating really hot peppery foods cause you to cough up blood? Read answer... |
| Would you serve pinot noir wine with a peppery beef tenderloin roast with a pinot noir sauce? | |
| What Plant has a peppery smell? | |
| Peppery plant of ponds and streams used in soups? |
Copyrights:
![]() | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Antonyms. © 1999-2009 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Read more |
Mentioned in