SPICY

blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy

(adjective) suggestive of sexual impropriety; “a blue movie”; “blue jokes”; “he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details”; “a juicy scandal”; “a naughty wink”; “naughty words”; “racy anecdotes”; “a risque story”; “spicy gossip”

hot, spicy

(adjective) producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; “hot salsa”; “jalapeno peppers are very hot”; “a spicy sauce”; “I like my chili extra spicy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

spicy (comparative spicier, superlative spiciest)

Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

(of flavors) Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chilis or similar hot spices

(of flavors or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent.

(of expression or behavior) Vigorous; colorful; stimulating.

Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.

Synonyms

• (provoking a burning sensation): hot, spicy-hot, piquant

Source: Wiktionary

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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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