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spicy

or spice·y

[ spahy-see ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, spic·i·er, spic·i·est.

seasoned with or containing spice:
a spicy salad dressing.
characteristic or suggestive of spice.
of the nature of or resembling spice.
abounding in or yielding spices.
aromatic or fragrant.
piquant or pungent:
spicy criticism.
Synonyms: peppery, sharp, hot
of a slightly improper or risqué nature; somewhat sexy:
a spicy novel.
Synonyms: improper, ribald, racy, suggestive
Informal. full of spirit; lively.

spicy

/ ˈspaɪsɪ /

Origin of spicy¹

First recorded in 1555–65; spice + -y ¹

I'm pleased with my decision to avoid the routine script problems in favor of the spicy stuff.

That seemed to imply a spicy sex life, I say to him the next day.

“I love spicy food, and my friends tell me that Sichuan hotpot has become very popular in Addis Abeba,” he said.

Seeing how the sausage is made is always interesting—even if the sausage isn't particularly spicy.

Stewed apples, dusted with cinnamon, are an ideal companion to spicy food.

She saw his eyes light up with eager pleasure as he placed the flowers close to his pillow, and inhaled their spicy fragrance.

Farther along, striped grass, mints, herbs and balsams made the air heavy with spicy odors when the dew was on the grass.

In ten minutes more he was in the spicy glooms of the spruce-woods.

How inferior to these the trees of Lebanon in sacrifice, or all the spicy mountains of Arabia in a blaze!

To the farmer's peremptory call he returned the spicy repartee of a cheerful bark.

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