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Spicy — Spi cy, a. [Compar. {Spicier}; superl. {Spiciest}.] [From {Spice}.] 1. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes. The spicy nut brown ale. Milton. [1913 Webster] Led by new stars, and borne by spicy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spicy — [adj1] pungent, flavorful ambrosial, appetizing, aromal, aromatic, distinctive, fiery, flavorsome, fragrant, fresh, herbaceous, highly seasoned, hot, keen, odoriferous, peppery, perfumed, piquant, poignant, racy, redolent, savory, scented,… … New thesaurus
spicy — index obscene, salacious, suggestive (risqué) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
spicy — 1560s, from SPICE (Cf. spice) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative sense of racy, salacious dates from 1844 … Etymology dictionary
spicy — *pungent, piquant, poignant, racy, snappy Analogous words: *spirited, high spirited, gingery, fiery, peppery: aromatic, redolent, balmy, *odorous … New Dictionary of Synonyms
spicy — (also spicey) ► ADJECTIVE (spicier, spiciest) 1) strongly flavoured with spice. 2) mildly indecent. DERIVATIVES spicily adverb spiciness noun … English terms dictionary
spicy — [spī′sē] adj. spicier, spiciest 1. containing or abounding in spices 2. having the flavor or aroma of spice; fragrant, aromatic, or pungent 3. piquant or zestful; lively, interesting, etc. 4. risqué; racy spicily adv. spiciness n … English World dictionary
spicy — adjective 1 food that is spicy has a pleasantly strong taste, and gives you a pleasant burning feeling in your mouth: pasta with a spicy tomato sauce 2 a story that is spicy is slightly shocking or rude: a spicy rumour spicily adverb spiciness… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spicy — UK [ˈspaɪsɪ] / US adjective Word forms spicy : adjective spicy comparative spicier superlative spiciest 1) spicy food has a strong hot flavour 2) informal a spicy joke, story, film etc involves sex … English dictionary
spicy — spicily, adv. spiciness, n. /spuy see/, adj., spicier, spiciest. 1. seasoned with or containing spice: a spicy salad dressing. 2. characteristic or suggestive of spice. 3. of the nature of or resembling spice. 4. abounding in or yielding spices … Universalium
spicy — adj. VERBS ▪ be, smell, taste ▪ The soup tasted mildly spicy. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very … Collocations dictionary
