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Grammar : Adj
Spell : spahy-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspaɪ si



Definition of spicy

Origin :
  • 1560s, from spice + -y (2). Figurative sense of "racy, salacious" dates from 1844. Related: Spiciness.
  • adj pungent, flavorful
  • adj off-color, vulgar
Example sentences :
  • Amidst the heavy exhalations of these, a Parmesan set a spicy aroma.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • Their comments and jokes were most spicy and personal, and in all Lucindy led.
  • Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various
  • There is again, in this spicy atmosphere, a local—or shall we say native?
  • Extract from : « From a Terrace in Prague » by Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
  • It is marvelous how a dull eye lights up if the bit be spicy.
  • Extract from : « Journeys to Bagdad » by Charles S. Brooks
  • The sausage remained on the table, thick and spicy and brown.
  • Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
  • The reeking smells of the Chinese quarter were spicy to him.
  • Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London
  • Do I understand you to say, Berryman, that you don't enjoy a spicy book?
  • Extract from : « The Island Pharisees » by John Galsworthy
  • The wind that fanned his face was filled with the spicy odors of the sea.
  • Extract from : « Shapes that Haunt the Dusk » by Various
  • They were nice folks; but they had spicy tempers, some of them.
  • Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens
  • I can picture the spicy details of the investigation prior to her removal by the "Cruelty."
  • Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster

Synonyms for spicy

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