spicy
/'spaisi/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a strong, pungent, or hot flavor: Containing or seasoned with spices, producing a sharp, often pleasantly stimulating taste or smell.
- Slightly scandalous or suggestive: Exciting or piquant because of being mildly indecent, risqué, or provocative.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective (Flavor):
- The curry was wonderfully spicy.
- I love the spicy aroma of ginger and garlic.
- Adjective (Suggestive):
- The novel included a few spicy details about the politician's private life.
- He told a spicy joke that made everyone laugh.
Advanced Usage
- "spicy hot": Emphasizes a high degree of heat from peppers or spices.
- Be careful with that sauce; it's really spicy hot.
- Used figuratively to describe something lively, exciting, or zesty.
- The debate became quite spicy with personal accusations.
Variants and Related Words
- Spice (n): A substance used to flavor food.
- Cinnamon and nutmeg are common spices.
- Spiciness (n): The quality of being spicy.
- The spiciness of the dish was perfect.
Synonyms
- Pungent: Having a sharply strong taste or smell.
- Zesty: Having a lively, invigorating flavor or character.
- Racy: Slightly indecent or exciting.
Related Phrases
- Spicy food: Food seasoned with strong or hot spices.
- She has a high tolerance for spicy food.
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
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
- hot salsa
- jalapeno peppers are very hot
- having an agreeably pungent taste