racy
1 of 2adjective (1)
ˈrā-sē 
racier; raciest
1
a
: full of zest or vigor
b
: having a strongly marked quality : piquant
a racy flavor
c
: risqué, suggestive
racy jokes
2
: having the distinctive quality of something in its original or most characteristic form
racily
ˈrā-sə-lē
adverb raciness
ˈrā-sē-nəs
noun racy
2 of 2adjective (2)
racier; raciest
: having a body or shape that is suited for racing
a racy dog
a car with racy lines
Synonyms
Adjective (1)
- active
- airy
- animate
- animated
- bouncing
- brisk
- energetic
- frisky
- gay
- jaunty
- jazzy
- kinetic
- lively
- mettlesome
- peppy
- perky
- pert
- pizzazzy
- pizazzy
- snappy
- spanking
- sparky
- spirited
- sprightly
- springy
- vital
- vivacious
- zippy
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
race entry 1
Adjective (2)
race entry 2
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
circa 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective (2)
1841, in the meaning defined above
racily
adverb
as in briskly
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- briskly
- crisply
- playfully
- energetically
- effervescently
- sportively
- jazzily
- friskily
- bouncily
- breezily
- jauntily
- springily
- pertly
- dashingly
- perkily
- vivaciously
- skittishly
- cockily
- airily
- sprightly
- lively
- spiritedly
- buoyantly
- animatedly
- trippingly
- dapperly
- gayly
- gaily
- agilely
- gamesomely
- spryly
- nimbly
- snappily
- sparkily
- livelily
- allegro
- animately
- high-spiritedly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dully
- lazily
- tardily
- sluggishly
- halfheartedly
- indolently
- idly
- heavily
- lethargically
- slothfully
- listlessly
- wearily
- inanimately
- tiredly
- inactively