peppered

1. 1
   adjective

   Flavored or made spicy by adding pepper.

   Like food with tiny black flakes that give it a warm, spicy bite.

   The peppered steak had a sharp, spicy taste.

   She made peppered eggs for breakfast.

   Similarseasoned, spiced

2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of pepper. Use this form for something that already happened.

   She peppered the soup before serving it to the guests.

   The kids peppered the snowman with handfuls of pebbles.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Covered with many small spots or marks of different colors.

   Like a white wall with many tiny dark spots sprinkled across it.

   The bird had a peppered pattern of brown and white feathers.

   She wrapped herself in a peppered gray scarf.

   Similarspeckled, flecked, dotted, spotted

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