— pepperily , adv. — pepperiness , n.
/pep"euh ree/ , adj.
1. full of or tasting like pepper; hot; pungent.
2. of, pertaining to, or resembling pepper.
3. sharp or stinging: a peppery speech.
4. easily angered; bad-tempered; irritable; irascible: the peppery leader of a political faction.
[ 1690-1700; PEPPER + -Y 1 ]
Syn. 1. spicy. 3. biting. 4. hot-tempered, hot-headed, testy, choleric.