Peppy

Quick meaning: Peppy is an adjective meaning Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy.

Meaning

Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy.

More Meanings

1. (slang, Australia) A tree of species Agonis flexuosa, commonly known as Western Australian peppermint or peppermint tree.

Example Sentences

Cedric was not feeling peppy when he woke up two hours before dawn.

"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.

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.

Word Forms

• peppier
• peppiest
• peppies

Synonyms for peppy

Depending on context, synonyms include energetic, lively, perky, sparky, zippy, spirited.

Antonyms for peppy

Common opposites include enervated, exhausted, lethargic, solemn.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include zippy, spirited, bouncing, lively, bouncy, vigorous.

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