spicy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having an agreeably pungent taste
    savory; piquant; savoury; zesty.
  2. adjective satellite producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
    hot.
    • hot salsa
    • jalapeno peppers are very hot
  3. adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
    blue; naughty; juicy; gamy; racy; risque; gamey.
    • 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

WordNet

Spi"cy adjective
Etymology
From Spice.
Wordforms
comparative Spicier ; superlative Spiciest
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913