OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 41964

peppery

/ˈpɛpəɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
irascible
Having a fiery temperament.
At the Stag and Antlers old Mrs. Crocket, than whom no old woman in the public line was ever more generous, more peppery, or more kind, kept two clean bedrooms, and could cook a le…
a peppery old Army major
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