"peppy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɛpi/ Forms: peppier [comparative], peppiest [superlative]
Etymology: pep + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pep|y}} pep + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} peppy (comparative peppier, superlative peppiest)
  1. Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy Synonyms: energetic, lively, perky, sparky, zippy, full of pep, full of vim and vigor Translations (energetic): оживен (oživen) (Bulgarian), енергичен (energičen) (Bulgarian), energetisch (Dutch), alacer (Latin), serelepe [Brazil] (Portuguese), energisk (Swedish), yster (Swedish), sprallig (Swedish), upprymd (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-peppy-en-adj-eDgiLSmc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 49 51

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛpi/ Forms: peppies [plural]
Etymology: pep + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pep|y}} pep + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} peppy (countable and uncountable, plural peppies)
  1. (slang, Australia) A tree of species Agonis flexuosa, commonly known as Western Australian peppermint or peppermint tree. Tags: Australia, countable, slang, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Myrtle family plants
    Sense id: en-peppy-en-noun-tuXR8u4J Disambiguation of Myrtle family plants: 36 64 Categories (other): Australian English, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 49 51

Inflected forms

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