spicy
adjective /ˈspaɪsi/
/ˈspaɪsi/
(comparative spicier, superlative spiciest)
- (of food) having a strong taste because spices have been added to it synonym hot
- I don't like spicy food.
- yams eaten with a spicy sauce
- spicy sausage/soup
Wordfinder- bitter
- bland
- hot
- pungent
- savoury
- sour
- spicy
- sweet
- tart
- taste
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingb1- The soup tasted mildly spicy.
- a deliciously spicy aroma
- She tends to cook very spicy food.
- spicy chicken wings
- The main course was a little too spicy for me.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- smell
- taste
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (informal) (of a story, piece of news, etc.) exciting and making you feel slightly shocked
- spicy stories about the sex lives of the stars