SPICILY

piquantly, spicily

(adverb) with strong spices; in a spicy manner; “the soup was spicily flavored”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

spicily (comparative more spicily, superlative most spicily)

In a spicy manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Spi"ci*ly, adv.

Definition: In a spicy manner.

SPICY

Spi"cy, a. [Compar. Spicier; superl. Spiciest.] Etym: [From Spice.]

1. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes. "The spicy nut-brown ale." Milton. Led by new stars, and borne by spicy gales. Pope.

2. Producing, or abounding with, spices. In hot Ceylon spicy forests grew. Dryden.

3. Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.

Syn.

– Aromatic; fragrant; smart; pungent; pointed; keen. See Racy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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