Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Peppery \Pep"per*y\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to pepper; having the qualities of
      pepper; hot; pungent.

   2. Fig.: Hot-tempered; passionate; choleric.

Source : WordNet®

peppery
     adj : having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;
           "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry";
           "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce"
           [syn: {gingery}, {hot}, {spicy}]