adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a peppery sauce
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Dark green arugula, often used as a stand-alone salad green, has a peppery and slightly bitter flavor.
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Her temper is as peppery as her hair.
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I could smell its peppery , pungent scent from where I stood.
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Lupins for her had a peppery smell, bracken a smell of the sea.
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The addition of the peppery radishes is a new twist on the classic idea of using baby turnips.
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The main room was awash with bowls of pink and white carnations, the sweet, peppery scent filling the room.
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The meat is juicy and salty, peppery around the edges, and just soft enough to melt in your mouth.
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These are both very peppery , but the full effect is often not realised until you swallow.