Spicy
Pronunciation : Spi"cy
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [From Spice.]
Definition : 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.
[Compar. Spicier; superl. Spiciest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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