Peppered

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of pepper form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Seasoned with pepper.

    "This heavily peppered soup was traditionally prepared to celebrate the rite of marriage in Languedoc."

  2. 2
    Speckled.

    "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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
aperturedbespangledblotchedblotchycribledotted

Example

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"The talk was peppered with scientific jargon that no one understood."

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peppered moth

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