dictionary definitions for "spicy"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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]

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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