Overview of adj spicy
The adj spicy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste)
2. blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy -- (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")
3. gingery, hot, peppery, spicy -- (having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce")
Antonyms of adj spicy
3 senses of spicy
Sense 1
piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty
INDIRECT (VIA tasteful) -> tasteless
Sense 2
blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy
INDIRECT (VIA sexy) -> unsexy
Sense 3
gingery, hot, peppery, spicy
INDIRECT (VIA pungent) -> bland
Similarity of adj spicy
3 senses of spicy
Sense 1
piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty
=> tasteful (vs. tasteless)
Sense 2
blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy
=> sexy (vs. unsexy)
Sense 3
gingery, hot, peppery, spicy
=> pungent (vs. bland)
Attributes of adj spicy
Familiarity of adj spicy
spicy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj spicy
spicy
Overview of adj spicy
The adj spicy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste)
2. blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy -- (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")
3. gingery, hot, peppery, spicy -- (having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce")
spicy definition
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