# peppered

Pronunciation: US say "PEP-urd" /ˈpɛpɚd/; UK say "PEP-uhd" /ˈpɛpəd/

## Adjective

1. Seasoned or coated with pepper for flavor.
   - Simple: Flavored or made spicy by adding pepper.
   - _The chef's peppered crust gave the tuna a bold, smoky bite._
   - _He likes his soup heavily peppered before he eats it._
3. Marked or covered with small scattered spots, as if lightly sprinkled.
   - Simple: Covered with many small spots or marks of different colors.
   - _His dark beard was peppered with streaks of gray._
   - _The moth's peppered wings blended into the lichen-covered bark._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of pepper. — simple past and past participle of pepper
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of pepper. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The reporters peppered the candidate with tough questions._
   - _Gunfire peppered the walls of the abandoned building._

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