zestier; zestiest
: having or characterized by zest : appealingly piquant or lively
a zesty sauce
zesty humor
Examples of zesty in a Sentence
bland pasta that needs a zesty sauce
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Or do as the French do–dip the Artichoke leaves into a zesty aioli and scrape the savory pulp with your teeth.
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Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
This comes with six shrimp and a zesty sauce.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
With spring on the horizon, Sprite is introducing a zesty new flavor with hints of mango.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
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Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
This comes with six shrimp and a zesty sauce.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
With spring on the horizon, Sprite is introducing a zesty new flavor with hints of mango.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for zesty
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“Zesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zesty. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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