peppery
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pep·per·y /ˈpepəri/ adjective 1. CTtasting or smelling of pepper 胡椒味的,辛辣的2. ANGRY informal becoming annoyed easily 易怒的,暴躁的 SYN irritable
Examples from the Corpus
peppery• Dark green arugula, often used as a stand-alone salad green, has a peppery and slightly bitter flavor.• The meat is juicy and salty, peppery around the edges, and just soft enough to melt in your mouth.• Her temper is as peppery as her hair.• These are both very peppery, but the full effect is often not realised until you swallow.• I could smell its peppery, pungent scent from where I stood.• The addition of the peppery radishes is a new twist on the classic idea of using baby turnips.• a peppery sauce• The main room was awash with bowls of pink and white carnations, the sweet, peppery scent filling the room.• Lupins for her had a peppery smell, bracken a smell of the sea.pep·per·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
smelling or of pepper Corpus tasting
peppery
pep‧per‧y /ˈpepəri/
adjective
1. tasting or smelling of pepper
2. informal becoming annoyed easily
SYN irritable
pep‧per‧y /ˈpepəri/
adjective1. tasting or smelling of pepper
2. informal becoming annoyed easily
SYN irritable