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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spicy \Spi"cy\, a. [Compar. {Spicier}; superl. {Spiciest}.]
[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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
spicy
adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savory},
{savoury}, {zesty}]
2: 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"
[syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {racy},
{risque}]
3: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;
"gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn
chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: {gingery},
{hot}, {peppery}]
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