juicyadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒuːsi/, U.S.

/ˈdʒusi/

Etymology: < juice n. + -y suffix¹.

a. Full of or abounding in juice; succulent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > [adjective] > juicy or sappy

wlonk1398

frimc1400

juicyc1430

sappy1562

sapful1674

the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > juicy

juicyc1430

sappyc1540

succulent1669

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and juicy

juicyc1430

waterish1591

succulent1601

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 54 Now wesseil N. unto thi Iousy pate, Unthrift and thou to-gidre be mett.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Iuycy, or full of iuyce,..succulentus.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 113 The iuycie substance of the Pomegranet is wholsome.

1641 J. Milton Animadversions 12 Those hydropick humours not discernable at first from a fair and juicy fleshinesse of body.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 33 Nor with'ring Vines their juicy Vintage yield.

1716 J. Gay Trivia ii. 41 Blue Plumbs and juicy Pears augment his Gain.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps 86 The mutton..became more tender and juicy.

b. Of weather: Rainy, wet, soaking. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time)

wetc893

moista1398

waterya1398

moistya1500

waterish1545

washy1566

rotten1567

slabby1653

weety1658

late1673

fresh1790

slottery1790

soft1812

givey1829

juicy1837

sploshy1838

sposhy1842

slip-sloppya1845

splishy-splashyc1850

shabby1853

soppy1872

sappy1885

1837–40 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1862) 497 The weather..has been considerable juicy here lately.

1868 A. Helps Realmah II. xvii. 318 It rained incessantly..A juicy day in the country promotes meditation of the most serious kind.

1893 Outing 22 139/1 We began the juiciest ride on record. How it rained!

2. figurative.

a. Rich in wealth, fit to be ‘sucked’ (quot. 1627); of rich intellectual quality, full of interest (the opposite of ‘dry’). colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective]

richeOE

eadyOE

richfulc1300

plenteousc1350

wealthyc1380

wealthfula1400

wlouȝa1400

wellc1405

biga1425

goldedc1450

substantious1490

able1516

opulent?1518

substantive1543

strong1581

fat1611

juicy1627

fortuned1632

affluent1652

rhinocerical1688

rough1721

rowthy1792

golden1797

strong-handed1817

well-to-do1831

wealth-encumbered1844

nabobish1857

rhinoceral1860

ingoted1864

tinny1871

pocket-filled1886

oofy1896

nawabi1955

brewstered2001

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adjective] > appealing to intelligence

intellectual1788

juicy1838

cerebral1929

1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 436 Those parcell-Gallants that haue..no other vse of their witts, but to distill a kind of maintenance from juicie heires and flush nouices by play.

1838 C. Darwin Let. to Lyell in Life & Lett. (1887) I. 292 You have contrived to make it quite ‘juicy’, as we used to say as children of a good story.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 30 His own style, juicy with proverbial phrases.

1894 Academy 85/3 His ‘juicy’ way of teaching (if we may be pardoned for a convenient Americanism).

b. In the slang of art criticism: Having a rich colouring suggestive of a moist surface.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles

plangent1666

dry1695

sticky1753

flat1755

spotty1798

touchy1809

definitive1815

edgy1825

painty1827

scratchy1827

unideal1838

tinglish1855

generalist1858

tinny1877

Christmas-cardy1883

tinty1883

surfacy1887

chocolate box1892

chocolate-boxy1894

Christmas card1895

juicy1897

candy box1898

pastose1901

busy1909

pompier1914

posterish1914

painterly1932

X-ray1940

illusional1942

all-over1948

figurative1960

hard-edge1961

1897 Daily News 24 Mar. 3/2 A fine bit of juicy landscape and rich colour.

1898 Mag. of Art Feb. 196 The colouring is warm, rich, and juicy; the handling very rapid.

c. Suggestive, esp. in a sexual way; piquant, racy, sensational. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [adjective] > piquantly exciting

piquant1645

poignanta1657

French1682

flavorous1697

zested1769

zestful1797

pungent1850

spicy1853

zesty1853

juicy1883

nutty1894

sauced1894

colourful1905

zappy1969

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective]

unhonest13..

inhonest1340

undecent1563

broad1579

nasty1601

indecent1613

paw1668

paw-paw1723

improper1739

unproper1797

fie-fie1812

warm1814

blue1818

indecorous1829

off-colour1875

sultry1887

suggestive1888

scorching1890

juicy1923

gamey1945

1883 J. Greenwood Odd People 59 ‘Let me play you a tune, then,’ said the frightened lad... ‘All right, then. Play us something juicy,’ exclaimed the ruffian.

1908 R. Kipling Lett. of Trav. (1920) 153 They interpolated no juicy anecdotes of murder or theft among their acquaintance.

1920 S. Lewis Main St. ix. 102 The gang..gathered in a snickering knot to listen to the ‘juicy stories’.

1923 A. Bennett Riceyman Steps i. ii. 4 Accounts of bloody crimes and juicy sexual irregularities.

1929 D. Hammett Red Harvest xxvi. 257 it was a juicy row, while it lasted—no duck soup for the coppers at that.

1953 San Francisco News 14 Oct. 23/3 ‘Wonder gear’, it developed, is an attractive girl, in Navy lingo, and ‘gang-bang’ is a juicy party involving wine, women and song.

1958 B. Nichols Sweet & Twenties 106 Extracting what he was pleased to call ‘the juicy bits’.

1965 ‘O. Mills’ Dusty Death xix. 177 ‘Aren't you going to give us a look at it?’ ‘Not this one, no. Far, far too juicy.’

1972 J. McClure Caterpillar Cop xiii. 218 His parents sound the sort who'd run a mile before they'd say the word ‘sex’. They wouldn't have any juicy books in the house either.

d. Excellent, vigorous, first-rate; serious; profitable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective]

faireOE

bremea1000

goodlyOE

goodfulc1275

noblec1300

pricec1300

specialc1325

gentlec1330

fine?c1335

singulara1340

thrivena1350

thriven and throa1350

gaya1375

properc1380

before-passinga1382

daintiful1393

principala1398

gradelya1400

burlyc1400

daintyc1400

thrivingc1400

voundec1400

virtuousc1425

hathelc1440

curiousc1475

singlerc1500

beautiful1502

rare?a1534

gallant1539

eximious1547

jolly1548

egregious?c1550

jellyc1560

goodlike1562

brawc1565

of worth1576

brave?1577

surprising1580

finger-licking1584

admirablea1586

excellinga1586

ambrosial1598

sublimated1603

excellent1604

valiant1604

fabulous1609

pure1609

starryc1610

topgallant1613

lovely1614

soaringa1616

twanging1616

preclarent1623

primea1637

prestantious1638

splendid1644

sterling1647

licking1648

spankinga1666

rattling1690

tearing1693

famous1695

capital1713

yrare1737

pure and —1742

daisy1757

immense1762

elegant1764

super-extra1774

trimming1778

grand1781

gallows1789

budgeree1793

crack1793

dandy1794

first rate1799

smick-smack1802

severe1805

neat1806

swell1810

stamming1814

divine1818

great1818

slap-up1823

slapping1825

high-grade1826

supernacular1828

heavenly1831

jam-up1832

slick1833

rip-roaring1834

boss1836

lummy1838

flash1840

slap1840

tall1840

high-graded1841

awful1843

way up1843

exalting1844

hot1845

ripsnorting1846

clipping1848

stupendous1848

stunning1849

raving1850

shrewd1851

jammy1853

slashing1854

rip-staving1856

ripping1858

screaming1859

up to dick1863

nifty1865

premier cru1866

slap-bang1866

clinking1868

marvellous1868

rorty1868

terrific1871

spiffing1872

all wool and a yard wide1882

gorgeous1883

nailing1883

stellar1883

gaudy1884

fizzing1885

réussi1885

ding-dong1887

jim-dandy1888

extra-special1889

yum-yum1890

out of sight1891

outasight1893

smooth1893

corking1895

large1895

super1895

hot dog1896

to die for1898

yummy1899

deevy1900

peachy1900

hi1901

v.g.1901

v.h.c.1901

divvy1903

doozy1903

game ball1905

goodo1905

bosker1906

crackerjack1910

smashinga1911

jake1914

keen1914

posh1914

bobby-dazzling1915

juicy1916

pie on1916

jakeloo1919

snodger1919

whizz-bang1920

wicked1920

four-star1921

wow1921

Rolls-Royce1922

whizz-bang1922

wizard1922

barry1923

nummy1923

ripe1923

shrieking1926

crazy1927

righteous1930

marvy1932

cool1933

plenty1933

brahmaa1935

smoking1934

solid1935

mellow1936

groovy1937

tough1937

bottler1938

fantastic1938

readyc1938

ridge1938

super-duper1938

extraordinaire1940

rumpty1940

sharp1940

dodger1941

grouse1941

perfecto1941

pipperoo1945

real gone1946

bosting1947

supersonic1947

whizzo1948

neato1951

peachy-keen1951

ridgey-dite1953

ridgy-didge1953

top1953

whizzing1953

badass1955

wild1955

belting1956

magic1956

bitching1957

swinging1958

ridiculous1959

a treat1959

fab1961

bad-assed1962

uptight1962

diggish1963

cracker1964

marv1964

radical1964

bakgat1965

unreal1965

pearly1966

together1968

safe1970

bad1971

brilliant1971

fabby1971

schmick1972

butt-kicking1973

ripper1973

Tiffany1973

bodacious1976

rad1976

kif1978

awesome1979

death1979

killer1979

fly1980

shiok1980

stonking1980

brill1981

dope1981

to die1982

mint1982

epic1983

kicking1983

fabbo1984

mega1985

ill1986

posho1989

pukka1991

lovely jubbly1992

awesomesauce2001

nang2002

bess2006

amazeballs2009

boasty2009

daebak2009

beaut2013

1916 E. F. Benson David Blaize vi. 119 It didn't often happen that the first ball of an innings was slogged for six. Juicy hit, too!

1922 G. Ade Let. 8 Mar. (1973) 80 The author who has only a few stories ready to market can see no prospect of juicy returns.

1934 Time & Tide 8 Sept. 1122/2 But still, with this juicy price in prospect, the shrewd professionals are hesitant.

1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 104 Juicy, (of targets) easy, or well worth the trouble of destroying.

1962 Times 18 Oct. 6/3 I have been thinking of some very juicy ways of how we can use the South Carriage Drive in one of the royal parks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	juicy
释义	juicyadj. Brit. /ˈdʒuːsi/, U.S. /ˈdʒusi/ Etymology: < juice n. + -y suffix¹. 1. a. Full of or abounding in juice; succulent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > [adjective] > juicy or sappy wlonk1398 frimc1400 juicyc1430 sappy1562 sapful1674 the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > juicy juicyc1430 sappyc1540 succulent1669 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and juicy juicyc1430 waterish1591 succulent1601 c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 54 Now wesseil N. unto thi Iousy pate, Unthrift and thou to-gidre be mett. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Iuycy, or full of iuyce,..succulentus. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 113 The iuycie substance of the Pomegranet is wholsome. 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 12 Those hydropick humours not discernable at first from a fair and juicy fleshinesse of body. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals vii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 33 Nor with'ring Vines their juicy Vintage yield. 1716 J. Gay Trivia ii. 41 Blue Plumbs and juicy Pears augment his Gain. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps 86 The mutton..became more tender and juicy. b. Of weather: Rainy, wet, soaking. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) wetc893 moista1398 waterya1398 moistya1500 waterish1545 washy1566 rotten1567 slabby1653 weety1658 late1673 fresh1790 slottery1790 soft1812 givey1829 juicy1837 sploshy1838 sposhy1842 slip-sloppya1845 splishy-splashyc1850 shabby1853 soppy1872 sappy1885 1837–40 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1862) 497 The weather..has been considerable juicy here lately. 1868 A. Helps Realmah II. xvii. 318 It rained incessantly..A juicy day in the country promotes meditation of the most serious kind. 1893 Outing 22 139/1 We began the juiciest ride on record. How it rained! 2. figurative. a. Rich in wealth, fit to be ‘sucked’ (quot. 1627); of rich intellectual quality, full of interest (the opposite of ‘dry’). colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] richeOE eadyOE richfulc1300 plenteousc1350 wealthyc1380 wealthfula1400 wlouȝa1400 wellc1405 biga1425 goldedc1450 substantious1490 able1516 opulent?1518 substantive1543 strong1581 fat1611 juicy1627 fortuned1632 affluent1652 rhinocerical1688 rough1721 rowthy1792 golden1797 strong-handed1817 well-to-do1831 wealth-encumbered1844 nabobish1857 rhinoceral1860 ingoted1864 tinny1871 pocket-filled1886 oofy1896 nawabi1955 brewstered2001 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adjective] > appealing to intelligence intellectual1788 juicy1838 cerebral1929 1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 436 Those parcell-Gallants that haue..no other vse of their witts, but to distill a kind of maintenance from juicie heires and flush nouices by play. 1838 C. Darwin Let. to Lyell in Life & Lett. (1887) I. 292 You have contrived to make it quite ‘juicy’, as we used to say as children of a good story. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 30 His own style, juicy with proverbial phrases. 1894 Academy 85/3 His ‘juicy’ way of teaching (if we may be pardoned for a convenient Americanism). b. In the slang of art criticism: Having a rich colouring suggestive of a moist surface. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles plangent1666 dry1695 sticky1753 flat1755 spotty1798 touchy1809 definitive1815 edgy1825 painty1827 scratchy1827 unideal1838 tinglish1855 generalist1858 tinny1877 Christmas-cardy1883 tinty1883 surfacy1887 chocolate box1892 chocolate-boxy1894 Christmas card1895 juicy1897 candy box1898 pastose1901 busy1909 pompier1914 posterish1914 painterly1932 X-ray1940 illusional1942 all-over1948 figurative1960 hard-edge1961 1897 Daily News 24 Mar. 3/2 A fine bit of juicy landscape and rich colour. 1898 Mag. of Art Feb. 196 The colouring is warm, rich, and juicy; the handling very rapid. c. Suggestive, esp. in a sexual way; piquant, racy, sensational. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [adjective] > piquantly exciting piquant1645 poignanta1657 French1682 flavorous1697 zested1769 zestful1797 pungent1850 spicy1853 zesty1853 juicy1883 nutty1894 sauced1894 colourful1905 zappy1969 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > moral or spiritual impurity > indecency > [adjective] unhonest13.. inhonest1340 undecent1563 broad1579 nasty1601 indecent1613 paw1668 paw-paw1723 improper1739 unproper1797 fie-fie1812 warm1814 blue1818 indecorous1829 off-colour1875 sultry1887 suggestive1888 scorching1890 juicy1923 gamey1945 1883 J. Greenwood Odd People 59 ‘Let me play you a tune, then,’ said the frightened lad... ‘All right, then. Play us something juicy,’ exclaimed the ruffian. 1908 R. Kipling Lett. of Trav. (1920) 153 They interpolated no juicy anecdotes of murder or theft among their acquaintance. 1920 S. Lewis Main St. ix. 102 The gang..gathered in a snickering knot to listen to the ‘juicy stories’. 1923 A. Bennett Riceyman Steps i. ii. 4 Accounts of bloody crimes and juicy sexual irregularities. 1929 D. Hammett Red Harvest xxvi. 257 it was a juicy row, while it lasted—no duck soup for the coppers at that. 1953 San Francisco News 14 Oct. 23/3 ‘Wonder gear’, it developed, is an attractive girl, in Navy lingo, and ‘gang-bang’ is a juicy party involving wine, women and song. 1958 B. Nichols Sweet & Twenties 106 Extracting what he was pleased to call ‘the juicy bits’. 1965 ‘O. Mills’ Dusty Death xix. 177 ‘Aren't you going to give us a look at it?’ ‘Not this one, no. Far, far too juicy.’ 1972 J. McClure Caterpillar Cop xiii. 218 His parents sound the sort who'd run a mile before they'd say the word ‘sex’. They wouldn't have any juicy books in the house either. d. Excellent, vigorous, first-rate; serious; profitable. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] faireOE bremea1000 goodlyOE goodfulc1275 noblec1300 pricec1300 specialc1325 gentlec1330 fine?c1335 singulara1340 thrivena1350 thriven and throa1350 gaya1375 properc1380 before-passinga1382 daintiful1393 principala1398 gradelya1400 burlyc1400 daintyc1400 thrivingc1400 voundec1400 virtuousc1425 hathelc1440 curiousc1475 singlerc1500 beautiful1502 rare?a1534 gallant1539 eximious1547 jolly1548 egregious?c1550 jellyc1560 goodlike1562 brawc1565 of worth1576 brave?1577 surprising1580 finger-licking1584 admirablea1586 excellinga1586 ambrosial1598 sublimated1603 excellent1604 valiant1604 fabulous1609 pure1609 starryc1610 topgallant1613 lovely1614 soaringa1616 twanging1616 preclarent1623 primea1637 prestantious1638 splendid1644 sterling1647 licking1648 spankinga1666 rattling1690 tearing1693 famous1695 capital1713 yrare1737 pure and —1742 daisy1757 immense1762 elegant1764 super-extra1774 trimming1778 grand1781 gallows1789 budgeree1793 crack1793 dandy1794 first rate1799 smick-smack1802 severe1805 neat1806 swell1810 stamming1814 divine1818 great1818 slap-up1823 slapping1825 high-grade1826 supernacular1828 heavenly1831 jam-up1832 slick1833 rip-roaring1834 boss1836 lummy1838 flash1840 slap1840 tall1840 high-graded1841 awful1843 way up1843 exalting1844 hot1845 ripsnorting1846 clipping1848 stupendous1848 stunning1849 raving1850 shrewd1851 jammy1853 slashing1854 rip-staving1856 ripping1858 screaming1859 up to dick1863 nifty1865 premier cru1866 slap-bang1866 clinking1868 marvellous1868 rorty1868 terrific1871 spiffing1872 all wool and a yard wide1882 gorgeous1883 nailing1883 stellar1883 gaudy1884 fizzing1885 réussi1885 ding-dong1887 jim-dandy1888 extra-special1889 yum-yum1890 out of sight1891 outasight1893 smooth1893 corking1895 large1895 super1895 hot dog1896 to die for1898 yummy1899 deevy1900 peachy1900 hi1901 v.g.1901 v.h.c.1901 divvy1903 doozy1903 game ball1905 goodo1905 bosker1906 crackerjack1910 smashinga1911 jake1914 keen1914 posh1914 bobby-dazzling1915 juicy1916 pie on1916 jakeloo1919 snodger1919 whizz-bang1920 wicked1920 four-star1921 wow1921 Rolls-Royce1922 whizz-bang1922 wizard1922 barry1923 nummy1923 ripe1923 shrieking1926 crazy1927 righteous1930 marvy1932 cool1933 plenty1933 brahmaa1935 smoking1934 solid1935 mellow1936 groovy1937 tough1937 bottler1938 fantastic1938 readyc1938 ridge1938 super-duper1938 extraordinaire1940 rumpty1940 sharp1940 dodger1941 grouse1941 perfecto1941 pipperoo1945 real gone1946 bosting1947 supersonic1947 whizzo1948 neato1951 peachy-keen1951 ridgey-dite1953 ridgy-didge1953 top1953 whizzing1953 badass1955 wild1955 belting1956 magic1956 bitching1957 swinging1958 ridiculous1959 a treat1959 fab1961 bad-assed1962 uptight1962 diggish1963 cracker1964 marv1964 radical1964 bakgat1965 unreal1965 pearly1966 together1968 safe1970 bad1971 brilliant1971 fabby1971 schmick1972 butt-kicking1973 ripper1973 Tiffany1973 bodacious1976 rad1976 kif1978 awesome1979 death1979 killer1979 fly1980 shiok1980 stonking1980 brill1981 dope1981 to die1982 mint1982 epic1983 kicking1983 fabbo1984 mega1985 ill1986 posho1989 pukka1991 lovely jubbly1992 awesomesauce2001 nang2002 bess2006 amazeballs2009 boasty2009 daebak2009 beaut2013 1916 E. F. Benson David Blaize vi. 119 It didn't often happen that the first ball of an innings was slogged for six. Juicy hit, too! 1922 G. Ade Let. 8 Mar. (1973) 80 The author who has only a few stories ready to market can see no prospect of juicy returns. 1934 Time & Tide 8 Sept. 1122/2 But still, with this juicy price in prospect, the shrewd professionals are hesitant. 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 104 Juicy, (of targets) easy, or well worth the trouble of destroying. 1962 Times 18 Oct. 6/3 I have been thinking of some very juicy ways of how we can use the South Carriage Drive in one of the royal parks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1430
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