Spicy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spicy
       adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savory},
               {savoury}, {zesty}]
       2: 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}]
       3: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;
          "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn
          chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {gingery},
           {hot}, {peppery}]
       [also: {spiciest}, {spicier}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  95 Moby Thesaurus words for "spicy":
     ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, bawdy, biting, blue, brisk, broad,
     burning, curried, essenced, exciting, fiery, flavorful, flavorsome,
     flowery, fragrant, fruity, full-bodied, high-seasoned,
     high-spirited, hot, hot as pepper, improper, incense-breathing,
     indecent, indecorous, indelicate, interesting, intimate, inviting,
     juicy, lively, musky, nippy, notorious, odorate, odoriferous,
     odorous, off color, off-color, offensive, outrageous, peppery,
     perfumed, perfumy, piquant, poignant, provocative, provoking,
     pungent, purple, racy, readable, redolent, revealing, revelatory,
     ribald, rich, risky, risque, salty, savory, scabrous, scandalous,
     scented, seasoned, sensational, sexy, shady, sharp, snappy,
     sophisticated, spiced, spirited, stimulating, succulent,
     suggestive, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, tangy,
     tantalizing, thought-challenging, thought-inspiring,
     thought-provoking, thuriferous, tickling, titillating, unseemly,
     wicked, with a kick, zestful, zesty, zippy