Dictionary Entry
peppery
Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/ˈpɛpəɹi/Having the taste of pepper.
In a Sentence
“The peppery sauce gave the tacos a lively, tingling heat.”
Origin
From Middle English peppery, formed from pepper + -y, ultimately from Latin piper.
Common Phrases
taste peppery. pepperyflavor pepperylittle pepperyold pepperysauce pepperypeppery slightly
Related Words
Poetry examples for “peppery”
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