Meaning of PEPPERY
Pronunciation: | | 'pepuree
|
WordNet Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | [adj] having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" |
|
| Websites: | | |
|
| Synonyms: | | gingery, hot, pungent, spicy |
|
|
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | \Pep"per*y\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to pepper; having the qualities of
pepper; hot; pungent.
2. Fig.: Hot-tempered; passionate; choleric.
|
|
Thesaurus Terms |
|
| Related Terms: | | alert, beany, brisk, burning, choleric, combustible, cranky, cross, curried, explosive, fiery, hasty, high-seasoned, high-spirited, hot, hot as pepper, hotheaded, hot-tempered, keen, lively, mettlesome, nippy, passionate, peppy, piquant, poignant, quick, quick-tempered, racy, ratty, seasoned, short-tempered, snappy, spiced, spicy, spunky, tangy, volcanic, with a kick, zestful, zesty, zippy |
|
|
|
|