Antonyms for peppery
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pep-uh-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛp ə ri |
Definition of peppery
Origin :- 1690s, from pepper (n.) + -y (2). Figurative use from 1826. Related: Pepperiness.
- adj highly seasoned
- adj irritable; sarcastic
- The goldsmith was a rude, peppery fellow, who did not mince his words.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- He was a small, stout man with a red face and a peppery manner.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- She was a peppery little person, and her temper was up for the moment.
- Extract from : « The Jolliest School of All » by Angela Brazil
- Did he prefer to be on good terms with his peppery neighbor?
- Extract from : « Little Brothers of the Air » by Olive Thorne Miller
- It was invisible, but Fitz flushed and felt, after his fashion, peppery.
- Extract from : « Fitz the Filibuster » by George Manville Fenn
- It will do him no harm, and may cool his peppery blood some!
- Extract from : « Kings in Exile » by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
- Well that would do him no harm; he knows me, and he knows that I am peppery.
- Extract from : « Captain Bayley's Heir: » by G. A. Henty
- A man as peppery as the colonel would have been equally alert in defense.
- Extract from : « From Sand Hill to Pine » by Bret Harte
- When they are merely angular we may infer impatience and a "peppery" disposition.
- Extract from : « The Detection of Forgery » by Douglas Blackburn
- It has lost its novelty for him and its sharp, peppery savour.
- Extract from : « To Leeward » by F. Marion Crawford
Synonyms for peppery
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