Spicy

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  • adjective. Having the flavor, aroma, or quality of spice.
  • adjective. Piquant; zesty.
  • adjective. Producing or abounding in spices.
  • adjective. High-spirited; lively.
  • adjective. Slightly scandalous; risqué.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Producing spice; abounding with spices.
  • Having the qualities of spice; flavored with spice; fragrant; aromatic: as, spicy plants.
  • Highly flavored; pungent; keen; pointed; racy: as, a spicy letter or debate.
  • Stylish; showy; smart in appearance: as, a spicy garment; to look spicy.
  • Synonyms Racy, Spicy. See racy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic.
  • adjective. Producing, or abounding with, spices.
  • adjective. Fig.: Piquant; racy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
  • adjective. Piquant; provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chillies or similar spices.
  • adjective. Tangy, zesty, or pungent.
  • adjective. Vigorous; colorful; stimulating.
  • adjective. Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having an agreeably pungent taste
  • adjective. producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
  • adjective. suggestive of sexual impropriety
  • Word Usage
    "I loved what they call spicy pepper salad, which I thought at first was an overdue reunion with giardiniera."
    Equivalent
    sexy  tasty  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dicey  icy  pricey  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    spicier  spiciest