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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(figurative, uncommon) Of a feeling, intense, spirited, or vigorous..
She paused on the cleanest of steps; a lad in pepper-and-salt livery opened the door; and she entered the hall and an atmosphere of most savoury soup, where she seemed likely to remain...
Use pepper-and-salt when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pepper-and-salt means (figurative, uncommon) Of a feeling, intense, spirited, or vigorous..
Common synonyms include harbinger-of-spring.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She paused on the cleanest of steps; a lad in pepper-and-salt livery opened the door; and she entered the hall and an atmosphere of most savoury soup, where she seemed likely to remain...
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