peppy

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word peppy. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word peppy, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say peppy in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word peppy you have here. The definition of the word peppy will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpeppy, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

pep +‎ -y

Pronunciation

Adjective

peppy (comparative peppier, superlative peppiest)

  1. Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
    Cedric was not feeling peppy when he woke up two hours before dawn.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

Noun

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
A. flexuosa at foreshore parkland on the Swan River, Keanes Point, Peppermint Grove.

peppy (countable and uncountable, plural peppies)

  1. (slang, Australia) A tree of species Agonis flexuosa, commonly known as Western Australian peppermint or peppermint tree.
    • 2023 December 15, Govan, Alex, “Western ringtail possums burn paws on roofs, solar panels in hot summer weather”, in ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation:
      "Busselton for example, you used to have these quarter-acre blocks with one big house on it and lots of peppy trees in the backyard. And now they've got three houses and no peppy trees," she said.
    • 2018 March 9, Pelusey, Taelor, “Peppy tree transplant investigated”, in Busselton Dunsborough Times, West Australian Newspapers Limited:
      City engineering and works services director Oliver Darby told the Times three of the peppies had been lopped extensively and must now be removed along with the non-native, but transplantation of the remaining tree was being investigated.