different between peppery vs stinging
peppery
English
Etymology
pepper +? -y
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?p??i/
Adjective
peppery (comparative pepperier, superlative pepperiest)
- Having the taste of pepper.
- (figuratively) Having a fiery temperament.
- 1884, Gilbert & Sullivan, Princess Ida:
- 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 short of it!
- 1884, Gilbert & Sullivan, Princess Ida:
Translations
peppery From the web:
- peppery meaning
- what does peppery mean
- what causes peppery sensation in the body
- what causes peppery taste in mouth
- what causes peppery sensation in the virginia
- what causes peppery sensation in the nose
- what are peppery greens
- what are peppery herbs
stinging
English
Etymology
From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st????/
- Rhymes: -????
Adjective
stinging (comparative more stinging, superlative most stinging)
- Having the capacity to sting.
- stinging nettles
- (figuratively) Precise and hurtful
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
- That same year, a young Gloria Steinem went undercover as a Playboy Bunny at one of his Playboy Clubs and wrote a stinging inside critique of the magazine's ethos and chauvinism in an article, titled "A Bunny's Tale," which was published in Show magazine.
- 2017 September 27, David Browne, "Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91," Rolling Stone
Derived terms
- stingingly
Verb
stinging
- present participle of sting
Noun
stinging (plural stingings)
- The act by which someone receives a sting.
- the stingings of scorpions
- stingings of remorse
stinging From the web:
- what stinging insect lives in the ground
- what stinging means
- what stinging nettle good for
- what stinging insects leave stingers
- what stinging insect burrows in the ground
- what stinging bees live in the ground
- what stinging insect is black
- what's stinging me in the ocean
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