| Main Entry: | peppery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | highly seasoned |
Synonyms: |
fiery, hot, piquant, poignant, pungent, racy, snappy, spicy, zestful, zesty |
| Main Entry: | peppery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irritable; sarcastic |
Synonyms: |
acute, angry, astringent, biting, caustic, choleric, cranky, cross, fiery, hot-tempered, incisive, irascible, keen, lively, passionate, quick-tempered, sharp, sharp-tempered, snappish, spirited, spunky, stinging, testy, touchy, trenchant, waspish |
Antonyms: |
cheerful, happy |
| Main Entry: | fiery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | passionate; on fire |
Synonyms: |
ablaze, afire, aflame, agitable, alight, blazing, burning, choleric, combustible, conflagrant, enthusiastic, excitable, febrile, fervid, fevered, feverish, fierce, flaming, flaring, flickering, flushed, glowing, heated, hot, hot-blooded, hot-headed, hot-tempered, igneous, ignited, impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, in flames, inflamed, intense, irascible, irritable, madcap, peppery, perfervid, precipitate, red-hot, spirited, unrestrained, vehement, violent |
Antonyms: |
cold, cool, dull, flat, impassive, subdued |
| Main Entry: | gray/grey |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | muted silver in color |
Synonyms: |
ash, ashen, battleship, cinereal, clouded, dingy, dove, drab, dusky, dusty, granite, heather, iron, lead, leaden, livid, mousy, neutral, oyster, pearly, peppery, powder, sere, shaded, silvered, silvery, slate, smoky, somber, stone |
| Main Entry: | hot |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | spicy to taste |
Synonyms: |
acrid, biting, peppery, piquant, pungent, racy, sharp, spicy, zestful |
Antonyms: |
mild, moderate |
| Main Entry: | passionate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | angry |
Synonyms: |
all shook up, choleric, enraged, fiery, frantic, furious, hotheaded, hottempered, inflamed, irascible, irritable, mean, peppery, quick-tempered, shaken, steamed-up, stormy, tempestuous, testy, touchy*, vehement, violent |
Antonyms: |
happy |
| Main Entry: | piquant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flavorful, biting |
Synonyms: |
highly-seasoned, interesting, lively, peppery, poignant, provocative, pungent, racy, savory, sharp, snappy, sparkling, spicy, spirited, stimulating, stinging, tangy, tart, well-flavored, with a kick, zestful, zesty |
| Notes: | having a sharp taste is pungent and having a pleasingly sharp taste is piquant; pungent first meant 'keenly painful or distressing' |
Antonyms: |
bland, dull |
| Main Entry: | poignant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sharp, bitter |
Synonyms: |
acrid, acute, biting, caustic, keen, penetrating, peppery, piercing, piquant, pointed, pungent, racy, sarcastic, severe, snappy, spicy, stinging, tangy, zesty |
Antonyms: |
blah, blunt, dull |
| Main Entry: | pungent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | highly flavored |
Synonyms: |
acid, acrid, aromatic, bitter, effluvious, hot, nosey, odoriferous, peppery, piquant, poignant, racy, rich, salty, seasoned, sharp, snappy, sour, spicy, stinging, stinking, strong, tangy, tart, whiffy, zesty |
Antonyms: |
blah, bland, dull, flavorless, tasteless |
| Main Entry: | pungent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sharp, stinging in speech |
Synonyms: |
acrimonious, acute, barbed, biting, bitter, caustic, cutting, exciting, hot, incisive, keen, mordant, penetrating, peppery, piercing, poignant, pointed, provocative, racy, salt, salty, sarcastic, scathing, snappy, spicy, stimulating, stringent, telling, trenchant, zesty |
Antonyms: |
dull, mild |