zesty

Other forms of zesty

comparative

zestier·

superlative

zestiest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about zesty

What does zesty mean?

zesty means "having an agreeably pungent taste". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in zesty?

zesty has 2 syllables: ze-sty. The stress falls on "ze".

What is another word for zesty?

Close synonyms include piquant, savory, savoury, zestful, yeasty. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is zesty a common word?

zesty is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.