peppery

Etymology

pepper + -y

adj

  1. Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste.
  2. (figurative) Having a fiery temperament.
    a peppery old Army major
    For I'm a peppery potentate, / Who's little inclined his claim to bate, / To fit the wit of a bit of a chit, / And that's the long and short of it! 1884, Gilbert & Sullivan, Princess Ida

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