zestier; zestiest
: having or characterized by zest : appealingly piquant or lively
a zesty sauce
zesty humor
Synonyms
Examples of zesty in a Sentence
bland pasta that needs a zesty sauce
Recent Examples on the Web
Creamy, zesty, tangy tartar sauce simply completes a fish fry.
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Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2024
Or rejuvenate dull skin with a new Herbal Bliss Treatment; a zesty Privai ginger and walnut scrub followed by a 50-minute CBD massage.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Green—Not Like the Grinch From racing green to zesty lime, green is the color of the season.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2023
Your hair won't feel a thing, but its zesty notes still manage to awaken the senses.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2024
But ‘Munch’ definitely brought out the zesty side of it.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
Along with it, the zesty confidence of the early 2010s has curdled.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Get The Recipe 40 of 70 Tangy Potato-Green Bean Salad
Hold the mayo and try this zesty lemon-dill vinaigrette potato salad for Easter Sunday.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
Strawberry Mojito Effervescent and slightly sweet, adding fresh strawberries to a mojito brings a berry freshness to this traditionally zesty tipple.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2024
Or rejuvenate dull skin with a new Herbal Bliss Treatment; a zesty Privai ginger and walnut scrub followed by a 50-minute CBD massage.
—Kate Donnelly, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Green—Not Like the Grinch From racing green to zesty lime, green is the color of the season.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2023
Your hair won't feel a thing, but its zesty notes still manage to awaken the senses.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2024
But ‘Munch’ definitely brought out the zesty side of it.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
Along with it, the zesty confidence of the early 2010s has curdled.
—Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Get The Recipe 40 of 70 Tangy Potato-Green Bean Salad
Hold the mayo and try this zesty lemon-dill vinaigrette potato salad for Easter Sunday.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2024
Strawberry Mojito Effervescent and slightly sweet, adding fresh strawberries to a mojito brings a berry freshness to this traditionally zesty tipple.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Zesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zesty. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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