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peppery

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pep·per·y  (pp-r)
adj.
1. Of, containing, or resembling pepper; sharp or pungent in flavor.
2. Vigorously sharp-tempered: a peppery sales clerk.
3. Sharp and stinging in style or content; vivid or fiery: peppery criticism.

pepper·i·ness n.

peppery
Adjective
1. tasting of pepper
2. irritable
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.peppery - having the piquant burning taste of peppers; "corn chips with peppery salsa"
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"

peppery
adjective hot, fiery, spicy, pungent, highly seasoned, piquant << OPPOSITE mild


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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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