peppiness

[pep-ee]

pep·py

[pep-ee]
adjective, pep·pi·er, pep·pi·est. Informal.
energetic; vigorous; lively.

Origin:
1920–25; pep + -y1

pep·pi·ly, adverb
pep·pi·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To peppiness

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Peppiness is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Collins
World English Dictionary
peppy (ˈpɛpɪ)
 
adj , -pier, -piest
informal full of vitality; bouncy or energetic
 
'peppily
 
adv
 
'peppiness
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT