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Peppery vs Pepperiness - What's the difference?

peppery | pepperiness |

As an adjective peppery

is having the taste of pepper.

As a noun pepperiness is

the quality of being peppery.

peppery

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having the taste of pepper.
  • Having a fiery temperament.
    • a peppery old Army major
  • *1884 ,
    • 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!

    pepperiness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being peppery.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=June 4, author=Harold Mcgee, title=What’s the Peppery Note in Those Shirazes?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The rotundone content and perceived pepperiness were generally higher in 2002 than in 2003, and consistently higher in some vineyards compared with others. }}