Definition of racy Racy
/ɹejˈsi/ - [reysee] - rac•y
We found 11 definitions of racy from 5 different sources.
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What does racy mean?
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Adjectiveracy, racier, raciest |
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| racy - designed or suitable for competing in a race | ||
| mobile capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another; "a highly mobile face" | ||
| racy - 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" | ||
| blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, risque, spicy | ||
| sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" | ||
| racy - marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" | ||
| full-bodied, rich, robust | ||
| tasty pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel" | ||
| racy - full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" | ||
| lively | ||
| spirited displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness | ||
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Wiktionary 
- racy (Adjective)
Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. - racy (Adjective)
Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively. - racy (Adjective)
Mildly risque, exciting.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- racy (superl.)
Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. - racy (superl.)
Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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racy
rā′si, adj. having a strong flavour imparted by the soil, as wine: exciting to the mind by strongly characteristic thought or language: spirited: pungent, as a racy story: peculiar to the race.—adv. Rā′cily.—n. Rā′ciness. [Race, a family.]
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