[syn: blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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Led by new stars, and borne by spicy gales. --Pope.
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2. Producing, or abounding with, spices.
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In hot Ceylon spicy forests grew. --Dryden.
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3. Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.
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Syn: Aromatic; fragrant; smart; pungent; pointed; keen. See
Racy.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spicy
adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: piquant,
savory, savoury, spicy, zesty]
2: producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; "hot
salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot" [syn: hot, spicy]
3: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue
jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details";
"a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy
anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" [syn: blue,
gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque,
spicy]