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juicy - 3 dictionary results

juic⋅y

[joo-see]
–adjective, juic⋅i⋅er, juic⋅i⋅est.
1. full of juice; succulent: a juicy pear.
2. very profitable, appealing, interesting, satisfying, or substantive: a juicy contract; a juicy part in a movie.
3. very interesting or colorful, esp. when slightly scandalous or improper: a juicy bit of gossip.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME j(o)usy full of liquor. See juice, -y 1


juic⋅i⋅ly, adverb
juic⋅i⋅ness, noun


3. racy, risqué, titillating, sensational, lurid.
juic·y   (jōō'sē)   
adj.   juic·i·er, juic·i·est
  1. Full of juice; succulent.
    1. Richly interesting: a juicy mystery novel.
    2. Racy; titillating: a juicy bit of gossip.
  2. Yielding profit; rewarding or gratifying: a juicy raise; a juicy part in a play.
juic'i·ly adv., juic'i·ness n.

Juicy

Jui"cy\, a. [Compar. Juicier; superl. Juiciest.] A bounding with juice; succulent. --Bacon.
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