Definition of spicy Spicy

/spajˈsi/ - [spaysee] - spic•y

We found 14 definitions of spicy from 6 different sources.

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What does spicy mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

spicy - having an agreeably pungent taste
  piquant, savory, savoury, zesty
  tasty pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
spicy - 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, racy, risque
  sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
spicy - producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot"
  hot
  tasty pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • spicy (superl.)
    Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes.
  • spicy (superl.)
    Producing, or abounding with, spices.
  • spicy (superl.)
    Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • spicy
    Of, pertaining to, or containing spice; or spicy flavour: Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chillies or similar hot spices.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • spicy
    spī′si, adj. producing or abounding with spices: fragrant: pungent: piquant, pointed, racy: showy.—adv. Spī′cily.—n. Spī′ciness

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  • spicy, adjective.

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