Racy

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  • adjective. Having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste.
  • adjective. Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent.
  • adjective. Risqué; ribald.
  • adjective. Vigorous; lively.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having an agreeably peculiar flavor, of a kind that may be supposed to be imparted by the soil, as wine; peculiarly palatable.
  • Having a strong distinctive and agreeable quality of any kind; spirited; pungent; piquant; spicy: as, a racy style; a racy anecdote.
  • Pertaining to race or kind; racially distinctive or peculiar; of native origin or quality.
  • Synonyms and Racy, Spicy. These words agree in expressing a quality that is relished, physically or mentally. Literally, racy applies to the peculiar flavor which wines derive from the soil, and spicy to the flavor given to food, breezes, etc., by spice. Figuratively, that is racy which is agreeably fresh and distinctive in thought and expression; that is spicy which is agreeably pungent to the mind, producing a sensation comparable to that which spice produces in taste. Pointedness is essential to spiciness, and likely to be found in raciness.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
  • adjective. Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
  • adjective. somewhat suggestive of sexual themes; slightly improper; risqué.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
  • adjective. Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
  • adjective. Mildly risque, exciting.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. designed or suitable for competing in a race
  • adjective. full of zest or vigor
  • adjective. marked by richness and fullness of flavor
  • adjective. suggestive of sexual impropriety
  • Word Usage
    "Alright, i have read and understood both sides of this controversy .. and all i have to say is; Miley is 15 years old, though it may not be the best way for her to potray herself, its what they do. im 17, and when i was her age, i took what you call racy pictures as well, shes just having fun and doing what any teenage girl does."
    Equivalent
    mobile  sexy  spirited  tasty  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Casey  Dacey  Gracie  Lacey  Lacy  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    adult  animated  bawdy  blue  brisk  
    variant
    racier  raciest