Peppery and Sluggish

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Peppery adjective - Marked by a lively display of strong feeling.

Usage example: the author of several peppery diatribes on religious intolerance

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Sluggish is an antonym for peppery.

Nearby Words: pepper, peppered, peppering

Sluggish adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

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Peppery is an antonym for sluggish.

Nearby Words: sluggishness, sluggishly

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