peppered

6 definitions • 7 examples

a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to food:

freshly ground black pepper

salt and pepper

a vegetable that is usually green, red, or yellow, has a rounded shape, and is hollow with seeds in the middle:

a red/green pepper

Peppers are usually cooked with other vegetables or eaten raw in salads.

Red peppers are ideal for roasting in the oven.

a black or cream-colored spice, often used in powdered form, that gives a spicy hot taste to food

a vegetable that is green, red, or yellow, having a rounded shape, that is hollow with seeds in the middle

to direct something suddenly and repeatedly at someone, as if attacking the person:

The mayor was peppered with questions from reporters about the municipal corruption scandal.

To pepper is also to add to something in many places:

He peppered his speech with jokes.