peppery
peppery · pepperier · pepperiest
вспыльчивый
jähzornig
Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy tasteResembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste.
US/ˈpɛpəɹi/
Meaning
2 sensesResembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste.
having the piquant burning taste of peppers
(figuratively)Having a fiery temperament.
a peppery old Army major
jähzornig
вспы́льчивыйvspýlʹčivyj
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
having a fiery temperament:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having a fiery temperament:
Origin
From pepper + -y.From pepper + -y.
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Forms
pepperier, pepperiest| Comparative | pepperier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | pepperiest Lesson |
irregular
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedpepper
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.