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peppery [ˈpɛpərɪ] adj
1. (Cookery) flavoured with or tasting of pepper 2. quick-tempered; irritable 3. full of bite and sharpness a peppery speech pepperiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
peppery Translations peppery [ˈpɛpəri] adj [herb, flavour] → poivré(e) pep pill n → excitant m pep rally n (US) réunion des élèves (ou des étudiants) avant un match interscolaire, pour encourager leur équipe pep talk pep-talk n → paroles fpl d'encouragement to give a pep talk to sb → parler à qn pour l'encourager peppery adj → gepfeffert; (fig) old man etc → hitzig, hitzköpfig; it tastes rather peppery → es schmeckt stark nach Pfeffer peppery [ˈpɛpərɪ] adj → pepato/a (fig) → irascibile peppery [ˈpɛpərɪ] adj → pepato/a (fig) → irascibile How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| There was an occasional tempest, and once Jo marched home, declaring she couldn't bear it longer, but Aunt March always cleared up quickly, and sent for her to come back again with such urgency that she could not refuse, for in her heart she rather liked the peppery old lady. "My dear George, don't be so peppery," said his wife, with her hand on the black mane that drooped over the microscope. In the course of these transportations the baby, who was the only peppery person in the ship, tried to smite these stalwart young German sailors on the face. |
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