spicy

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}]
    

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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95 Moby Thesaurus words for "spicy":
      ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, bawdy, biting, blue, brisk, broad,
      burning, curried, essenced, exciting, fiery, flavorful, flavorsome,
      flowery, fragrant, fruity, full-bodied, high-seasoned,
      high-spirited, hot, hot as pepper, improper, incense-breathing,
      indecent, indecorous, indelicate, interesting, intimate, inviting,
      juicy, lively, musky, nippy, notorious, odorate, odoriferous,
      odorous, off color, off-color, offensive, outrageous, peppery,
      perfumed, perfumy, piquant, poignant, provocative, provoking,
      pungent, purple, racy, readable, redolent, revealing, revelatory,
      ribald, rich, risky, risque, salty, savory, scabrous, scandalous,
      scented, seasoned, sensational, sexy, shady, sharp, snappy,
      sophisticated, spiced, spirited, stimulating, succulent,
      suggestive, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, tangy,
      tantalizing, thought-challenging, thought-inspiring,
      thought-provoking, thuriferous, tickling, titillating, unseemly,
      wicked, with a kick, zestful, zesty, zippy