Meaning & use
Peppery
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Tasting strongly of pepper or having a sharp, spicy quality; also used to describe a quick-tempered or sharply critical manner.
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The soup had a peppery kick that lingered on the tongue.
The critic's peppery review left no doubt about her disappointment.
A note on using this word
Used both literally for taste and figuratively for temperament, much like 'spicy' can describe both food and personality.
Words with a similar meaning
spicyfiery
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