Peppery vs Peppered - What's the difference?
peppery | peppered |
Having the taste of pepper.
Having a fiery temperament.
*1884 ,
Seasoned with pepper.
* 2001 , Clifford A. Wright, Mediterranean Vegetables: A Cook's ABC of Vegetables and their Preparation , page 168
Speckled.
* 2006 , Luke Eric Lassiter, Invitation to Anthropology? , 2nd ed., page 8
(pepper)
As adjectives the difference between peppery and peppered
is that peppery is having the taste of pepper while peppered is seasoned with pepper.As a verb peppered is
past tense of pepper.peppery
English
Adjective
(er)- 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 the short of it!
peppered
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- This heavily peppered soup was traditionally prepared to celebrate the rite of marriage in Languedoc.
- Prior to 1900, within the population of peppered moths the vast majority were lightly peppered'; but a very few were heavily ' peppered in their pigmentation.