Meanings
comparative more peppercorny · superlative most peppercorny
- Resembling or full of peppercorns.
If the clove-like sweetness of this dried berry seems familiar, that's because it's allspice—albeit more dusty and peppercorny than what you get in the States.
2013, Eric Werner, Mya Henry, Hartwood: Bright, Wild Flavors from the Edge of the Yucatán, page 481 more example
Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High-street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a corn-chandler and seedsman should be.
1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
Origin
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peppercorny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peppercorny
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