Meaning of peppery in English:

peppery

Pronunciation /ˈpɛp(ə)ri/

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adjective

1Strongly flavoured with pepper or other hot spices.
‘a hot, peppery dish’
- ‘To partner spicy or peppery dishes, New World Cabernets and Merlots generally stand up better than their European equivalents.’
- ‘Don't be afraid of this peppery dish, it isn't that spicy after all.’
- ‘Other sea food choices include seared red snapper, steamed flying fish served with crab meat on a bed of local pilaf rice, or grilled Cajun swordfish dished out with a peppery pineapple-melon salsa.’
- ‘All Scottish bakers who make the bun have their own spice mix, and flavours range from strong peppery versions to milder cinnamon-flavoured ones.’
- ‘It arrived, aromatic strips of grilled meat on a mound of arugula with a crisp baked potato and a drizzle of peppery olive oil.’
- ‘A tender baked half chicken cut into pieces, drizzled in peppery barbecue sauce, costs $3.50.’
- ‘However, this is a place to enjoy pure Guizhou flavour, which is also renowned for its peppery dishes.’
- ‘This sauce, usually made with herbs and peppercorns, isn't spicy but loans a piquant, peppery flavour to the tender morsels of chicken.’
- ‘I liked it even without the peppery sweet barbecue sauce, but the sauce was good, too.’
- ‘While the chef had been generous with the chicken pieces, the dish was bland - warm and peppery rather than a genuine curry.’
- ‘This burger couldn't be any meatier, but there's some subtlety here that elevates it to dinner-worthy: a peppery, sweet glaze; a switch to poultry; and that bun!’
spicy, spiced, peppered, hot, highly seasoned, pungent, fiery, gingery, piquant, sharp
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1. 1.1Having a flavour or scent like that of pepper.
  ‘nasturtiums have a peppery taste’
  ‘Rich and juicy aromas of ripe plum and black cherry with mild peppery scents offer mild flavours of clove before a rip-roaring juicy fruit bursts through leading to ripe yet firm tannins taking you on a long finish.’
  ‘Galangal is a gingery, peppery spice favored in Southeast Asian cooking, and it gives the soup an exotic kick, like a delicate, Malay version of lobster chowder.’
  ‘My wife gave her benediction to a helping of striped bass, doused in peppery Indian spices and sautéed in fillets small enough to be eaten with chopsticks.’
  ‘It was a red wine, flavoured with ginger, cinnamon and grains of paradise (a peppery spice from tropical west Africa) and sweetened either with honey or (if you could afford it) with sugar.’
  ‘The red partner to the white Grillo grape is this smashing and deeply seductive, Syrah-based red heaving with the sort of robust, earthy, tannic, peppery spice that cries out for big January food.’
  ‘I lit it with a match and inhaled peppery gas strongly.’
  ‘What goes wrong here is that the bubbles magnify the peppery heat of the spices and your tastebuds may wilt under the attack.’
  ‘The presence of this peppery spice in his diet should bring health-boosting effects in the long term.’
  ‘This cheese usually has tangy, piquant, spicy and peppery flavor.’
  ‘Once in the mouth, elegant and effortless waves of nuts, red fruits and peppery spice roll over the palate and stay long after the finish.’
  ‘The Cabernet Sauvignon punches above its weight with brambles, dark chocolate, vanilla and peppery spices.’
  ‘‘The first sensation on the tongue is spicy, or peppery,’ offers Gregory.’
  ‘The dark green, leafy vegetable has a pungent, peppery flavor.’
  ‘The initial attack is warm, but not hot, and the tequila immediately fills the mouth with spicy, peppery flavors.’
  ‘All of these Asian greens are tender and succulent, but flavors vary from mild and clean to sharp and peppery.’
  ‘It was cold and damp in the lock-up and the sharp, peppery smell of cats filled the Italian's nostrils.’
  ‘It has small, pointed, dark green aromatic leaves that have a herby, peppery flavour and are delicious in bean and pulse dishes.’
  ‘His eyes, which are palest aquamarine, are steely, his nose is strong, and he smells all clean and peppery.’
  ‘In the same vein, we know that real pesto, literally denoting ‘paste’, is a marvellous, heady mix of pounded sweet, peppery basil, sea salt, garlic, cheese, pine nuts and olive oil from Liguria.’
  ‘Then, for zest, add a snippet or two of something peppery like arugula, mustard, or cress.’
2(of a person) irritable and sharp-tongued.
- ‘retired generals are expected to be peppery’
irritable, peevish, cross, crabbed, crabby, crotchety, cantankerous, hot-tempered, irascible, fiery, quick-tempered, impatient, complaining, querulous, curmudgeonly, bitter, acerbic, sour, caustic, moody, grumpy, huffy, brusque, surly, curt, gruff, scratchy, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, short-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, touchy, sharp-tongued, testy, tetchy, snappish, snarling, waspish, prickly, crusty, bilious, liverish, dyspeptic, splenetic, choleric
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