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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") 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")
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