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单词 spicy
释义

spicy

adjective

ˈspī-sē How to pronounce spicy (audio)
spicier; spiciest
1
: having the quality, flavor, or fragrance of spice
2
: producing or abounding in spices
3
: lively, spirited
4
: piquant, racy
especially : somewhat scandalous or salacious
spicy gossip
spicily
ˈspī-sə-lē How to pronounce spicy (audio)
adverb
spiciness
ˈspī-sē-nəs How to pronounce spicy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • bawdy
  • blue
  • gamy
  • gamey
  • lewd
  • off
  • off-color
  • off-colored
  • racy
  • ribald
  • risqué
  • salty
  • suggestive
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Example Sentences

a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face
Recent Examples on the Web The only fried dish on the menu, sha-baklep ($14.99), are crispy little pockets of bread stuffed with seasoned meat and served with a spicy, red sauce. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Pizzas are available by the slice or whole as 12- or 18-inch pies, and come in options such as burrata with zucchini and pine nuts; pepperoni; spicy sausage with kale and garlic; and potato and leek. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 For sausage lovers, there's Bert's spicy Kickn' Chicken sausage served on a bun with onions. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022 Young people and families can grab a merguez sandwich — a spicy sausage of North African origin long popular around France's soccer stadiums — or other snacks and sing along to popular French songs, played by a DJ near the field. The Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2022 The smoky beef merguez — a spicy North African sausage — had an herbaceous note that played off the creamy bed of melted mozzarella. Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2022 The spicy sausage is a great canvas for chow-chow, a relish traditionally made in the South. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 23 May 2022 For lunch, Mazzei made Tucci Scottish scallops with 'nduja (a spicy spreadable sausage) and salsa verde. Janelle Davis, CNN, 22 May 2022 This is definitely elegant, but with a backbone that invites pairing with a spicy sausage or a multi-course brunch rather than a triple-crème cheese. Jeanne O'brien Coffey, Forbes, 2 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

spicy

adjective

ˈspī-sē How to pronounce spicy (audio)
spicier; spiciest
1
: flavored with or containing spice
a spicy sauce
2
: somewhat shocking or indecent
a spicy story

spicy

adjective

as in suggestive
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • suggestive
  • salty
  • blue
  • naughty
  • risqué
  • bawdy
  • vulgar
  • racy
  • ribald
  • gamy
  • lewd
  • off
  • gamey
  • warm
  • coarse
  • nasty
  • off-colored
  • pornographic
  • crude
  • off-color
  • earthy
  • obscene
  • raunchy
  • dirty
  • foul
  • filthy
  • smutty
  • gross
  • lascivious
  • leering
  • barnyard
  • indecent
  • prurient
  • unprintable
  • indelicate
  • coarse-grained
  • indecorous
  • porny
  • unpublishable
  • immodest
  • stag
  • gutter
  • X-rated
  • locker-room

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clean
  • decent
  • innocuous
  • inoffensive
  • nonobscene
  • G-rated
  • nice
  • prudish
  • puritanical
  • staid
  • polite
  • prim
  • straightlaced
  • straitlaced
  • priggish
  • genteel
  • decorous
  • proper
  • respectable
  • correct
  • seemly
  • Victorian
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