peppery

adj
/ˈpɛpəɹi/US

Etymology

From pepper + -y.

  1. derived from piper
  2. derived from *pipar
  3. inherited from piper
  4. inherited from peper
  5. suffixed as peppery — “pepper + y

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste.

  2. Having a fiery temperament.

    • a peppery old Army major
    • For I'm a peppery potentate, / Who's little inclined his claim to bate, / To fit the wit of a bit of a chit, / And that's the long and short of it!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA