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adjective
- 1. flavoured with or fragrant with spice: "pasta in a spicy tomato sauce" Similar Opposite
- 2. exciting or entertaining, especially through being mildly indecent: "spicy jokes and suggestive songs" Similar Opposite
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SPICY definition: 1. containing strong flavours from spices: 2. exciting and interesting, especially because of…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPICY is having the flavor, fragrance, or quality of spice; especially : containing strong spices : piquant, zesty. How to use spicy in a sentence.
Definition of spicy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
seasoned with or containing spice: a spicy salad dressing. characteristic or suggestive of spice. of the nature of or resembling spice. abounding in or yielding spices. aromatic or fragrant. piquant or pungent: spicy criticism. Synonyms: peppery, sharp, hot.
Definition of 'spicy' spicy. (spaɪsi ) Word forms: spicier , spiciest. adjective B1+. Spicy food is strongly flavoured with spices. Thai food is hot and spicy. ...a spicy tomato and coriander sauce. Synonyms: hot, seasoned, pungent, aromatic More Synonyms of spicy. More Synonyms of spicy. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
1. Having the flavor, aroma, or quality of spice. 2. Piquant; zesty: a spicy tomato sauce. 3. Producing or abounding in spices. 4. High-spirited; lively. 5. Slightly scandalous; risqué: a spicy Hollywood romance. spic′i·ly adv. spic′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
uk / ˈspaɪsi / us. Add to word list Add to word list. B1. containing strong flavours from spice: spicy food. a spicy sauce. (Definition of spicy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)