Web1 : having the quality, flavor, or fragrance of spice 2 : producing or abounding in spices 3 : lively, spirited 4 : piquant, racy especially : somewhat scandalous or salacious spicy …
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Webseasoned with or containing spice: a spicy salad dressing. characteristic or suggestive of spice. of the nature of or resembling spice. abounding in or yielding spices. aromatic or …
WebDefinitions of spicy adjective having an agreeably pungent taste synonyms: piquant, savory, savoury, zesty tasty pleasing to the sense of taste adjective producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves synonyms: hot tasty pleasing to the sense of taste adjective suggestive of sexual impropriety “ spicy gossip”
Webspicy adjective as in suggestive hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance suggestive salty blue naughty risqué bawdy vulgar racy ribald gamy lewd off gamey warm coarse nasty off-colored pornographic crude off-color earthy obscene
Web1. seasoned, esp. strongly seasoned, with spice. 2. of the nature of or resembling spice. 3. abounding in or yielding spices. 4. aromatic or fragrant. 5. piquant or pungent: spicy criticism. 6. slightly improper or risqué: a spicy novel. 7. full of spirit; lively. [1555–65]
Webadj. off-color, vulgar synonyms for spicy Compare Synonyms appetizing aromatic distinctive fiery fragrant fresh hot peppery piquant savory seasoned sweet tangy tasty zesty ambrosial aromal flavorsome herbaceous highly seasoned keen odoriferous perfumed poignant racy redolent scented snappy spirited zippy See also synonyms for: spiciness
WebWhen looking at Cambridge Dictionary, we can see that the term “spicy” is defined as containing strong flavors from spices or flavored with spices that are hot to the taste. We will occasionally hear the term “spicy” used to describe a person, as opposed to food.
WebMerriam-Webster defines spicy as having the quality, flavour or fragrance of spice. OALD defines spicy as having a strong taste because spices have been used to flavour it. CALD defines spicy as containing strong flavours from spices. If we use these definitions then spicy food may or may not be hot, depending
WebHowever, in scientific speech, it refers specifically to the "hot" or "spicy" quality of chili peppers. It is the preferred term by scientists as it eliminates the potential ambiguity arising from use of "hot" and "spicy", which can also refer to …