spicyadj.

Brit.

/ˈspʌɪsi/, U.S.

/ˈspaɪsi/

Forms: Also 1500s spycye, 1700s–1800s spicey.

Etymology: < spice n.

a. Having the characteristic qualities of spice; of the nature of spice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective]

likingeOE

goodOE

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well-tasteda1500

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piquant1645

sapid1646

saporousa1670

slape1671

palativea1682

flavorous1697

nice1709

well-flavoured1717

gusty1721

flavoury1727

fine-palated1735

unrepulsive1787

degustatory1824

zesty1826

peckish1845

mouth-watering1847

flavoursome1853

unreasty1853

unrancida1855

relishy1864

toothy1864

flavoured1867

tasty-looking1867

hungrifying1886

velvety1888

snappy1892

zippy1911

savoursome1922

delish1953

the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [adjective]

spicy1562

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective] > having the characteristics of spice

spicy1562

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective] > having the characteristics of spice > of qualities: appropriate to, characteristic of, spices

spicy1562

1562 W. Turner Herball (1568) ii. 50 The shel smelleth well, and is spycye, not onely in smell, but also in taste.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §644 So Fennell-seeds are sweet before they ripen, and after grow spicy.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 640 Whence Merchants bring Thir spicie Drugs.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 123 The Herbs eat all spicey, and had a most pleasant agreeable Taste.

1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 500 The diet must be warm..consisting chiefly of spicy and aromatic vegetables.

1805 ‘Ignotus’ Culina (ed. 2) 117 The French Cooks make a spicey mixture that does not discover a predominancy of any one of the spices over the others.

1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls iii. 54 The sun could penetrate to the pure white sand from which the spicy stems sprang.

figurative.1647 J. Hall Poems i. 37 When age shall..all that Red remove That on thy spicy lip now ly's.1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 85 Fountain drop of spicier worth Than all vintage of the earth.

b. Flavoured or mixed with spice.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > mixers or flavourings > [adjective] > flavoured

spicy1645

absinthiated1661

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > seasoning > [adjective] > highly spiced

spicedc1325

pikea1475

well-spiceda1500

spiceful1612

spicy1807

bedevilled1814

1645 J. Milton L'Allegro in Poems 34 The Spicy Nut-brown Ale.

1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. i, in Poems 44 Here his poor Bird, th' inhuman Cocker brings,..With spicy food, th' impatient spirit feeds.

2. Having the fragrance of spice; sweet-scented, aromatic:

a. Of flowers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective]

sweet900

sootc950

aromatic1366

merrya1398

well-smellinga1398

sweet-smellingc1400

lusciousc1420

savoury?a1425

redolingc1429

redolent?a1439

odorate?1440

flagrant1450

redolentc1450

well-savouringc1450

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ambrosiana1522

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fragrantc1530

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perfumy1625

odoraminous1656

aroma-olent1657

suaveolent1657

aromatized1661

essenced1675

balsamy1687

flavorous1697

balsamic1714

well-scented1726

scenty1738

breathing1757

spicy1765

flavouriferous1773

aromal1848

bescented1863

euodic1868

nosy1892

1765 C. Talbot Lett. Mrs. E. Carter & Miss C. Talbot (1808) II. 21 Here [there is] a gale of spicy pinks, here the breath of lillies.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. ii. 58 The spicy myrtle sent forth all its fragrance.

1830 Ld. Tennyson Poet's Mind 13 Holy water will I pour Into every spicy flower Of the laurel-shrubs.

1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) 105/2 Gaultheria procumbens (spicy wintergreen).

1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xxiv. 319 An exquisitely beautiful and fragrant bouquet..fringed daintily with spicy geranium leaves.

b. Of air, breezes, etc.

ΚΠ

1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans 51 Calm streams; Joyes full, and true; Fresh, spicie mornings.

1712 A. Pope Messiah in Spectator No. 348 See spicy Clouds from lowly Saron rise.

1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 17 Led by new Stars, and born by spicy Gales!

1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. i, in Lamia & Other Poems 155 When he would taste the spicy wreaths Of incense.

1855 R. Browning Fra Lippo Lippi in Men & Women I. 52 Tasting the air this spicy night which turns The unaccustomed head like Chianti wine!

a. Containing or producing, abounding in, spices.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [adjective] > containing spice

spicy1646

1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 46 A fragrant Breath suckt from the spicy nest O' th pretious Phœnix.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 162 As when..North-East windes blow Sabean Odours from the spicie shoare Of Arabie the blest.

1746 J. Hervey Refl. Flower-garden 43 in Medit. among Tombs All the Odours of the spicy East.

1781 W. Cowper Charity 442 The stores [which] The sun matures on India's spicy shores.

1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab viii. 102 Fragrant zephyrs there from spicy isles Ruffle the placid ocean-deep.

b. Consisting of spice; conveying spice.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > specific types of trade > [adjective] > trading in spice

spicy1712

the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [adjective] > consisting of spice

spicy1712

1712 W. King Britain's Palladium 39 Restore the spicy traffick of the East.

1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 29 Masts of spicy vessels, From distant Surinam.

4. Of qualities: Appropriate to, or characteristic of, spices.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [adjective] > characteristic of spice

spicy1648

picante1955

1648 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple (ed. 2) 38 O dissipate thy spicie Powers.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Zedoaria Its spicy Warmth is commended in Cholics, and Hysterical Affections.

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 244 Burnet, astringent, with a gentle spicy Quality.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 115 Spikenard's spicy smell.

1883 Cent. Mag. Oct. 814/2 The great variety of flowers and their spicy flavour.

†5. Scottish. (See quots.) Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective]

highOE

rankOE

proudOE

quaint?c1225

stoutc1315

proud-heartedc1400

gobbedc1440

pridyc1485

high-minded?1503

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magnificent1603

side1673

vaunty1724

perked-up1754

spicy1768

jelly1828

Latin1914

1768 D. Dalrymple Bannatyne Poems 276 Thus a spicy man is still used for one self-conceited and proud.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Spicy, proud, testy.

6. slang.

a. Full of spirit, smartness, or ‘go’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active

sprindeOE

whata1000

braga1350

prestc1390

yarea1400

stirringc1400

startingc1440

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sprightly?c1599

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alacrious1602

smart1602

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perking1653

alert1654

exilient1654

alacrative1657

eveillé1676

budge1691

jaunty1705

spry1746

sprack1747

alive1748

high-geared1795

rash1805

spicy1828

live1830

deedful1834

yary1855

sprucy1858

alacritous1859

sprackish1882

brash1884

up-and-coming1889

up and doing1901

loose1907

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed1936

buzzy1978

1828 Sporting Mag. (N.S.) XXI. 324 We had a remarkably spicy team out of town.

1829 Sporting Mag. (N.S.) 23 291 Four little spicy devils, it would be difficult for anything I should think to catch.

1858–61 E. B. Ramsay Reminisc. Sc. Life (1870) vi. 238 It..requires to be performed with a particular and spicy dexterity of hand.

1898 J. B. Wollocombe From Morn till Eve viii. 196 A well-appointed drag appeared with its spicy team stepping well together.

b. Smart-looking; neat. Also as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim

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pertc1330

cleanc1386

nicec1400

picked?c1425

dapperc1440

feata1471

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trig1513

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trick1533

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tricksy1552

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netty1573

deft1579

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spruce1598

sprink1602

terse1602

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nitle1673

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snug1714

pensy1718

fitty1746

jemmy1751

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smartc1778

natty1785

spry1806

perjink1808

soigné1821

nutty1823

toiletted1823

taut1829

spick and span1846

spicy1846

groomed1853

spiffy1853

well-groomed1865

bandboxy1870

perjinkity1880

spick-span1888

bandbox1916

tiddly1925

whip-smart1937

spit and polish1950

spit-and-polished1977

1846 T. H. Huxley in L. Huxley Life & Lett. T. H. Huxley (1900) I. ii. 28 The spicy oilcloth..on the floor looks most respectable.

?1856 F. E. Smedley Harry Coverdale's Courtship i. 4 The fortunate possessor of a spicy dog-cart, a blood mare to run in it.

1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel II. x. 205 That young Tom! He've come to town dressed that spicy!

7. Of writing or discourse: Smart and pointed; pungent; having a flavour of the sensational or scandalous; somewhat improper.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > piquant

piquant1645

racyc1817

spicy1844

salty1866

sultry1880

tangy1948

1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows III. li. 235 The articles were so clever, and so very ‘spicy’.

1848 Punch 15 62 I wish you would say something spicy about the new regulation.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xxvi. 255 It is composed of the spiciest libels against every senator of note whom he ventures to attack.

8. Exciting, exhilarating.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [adjective] > piquantly exciting

piquant1645

poignanta1657

French1682

flavorous1697

zested1769

zestful1797

pungent1850

spicy1853

zesty1853

juicy1883

nutty1894

sauced1894

colourful1905

zappy1969

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. 335 The spicy tingling of a crisis.

Compounds

spicy-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1850 F. E. Smedley Frank Fairlegh (1894) 4 A spicy-looking nag.

spicy-smelling adj.

ΚΠ

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. vii. 171 A warming and spicy-smelling balsam.

1901 Wide World Mag. 6 469/2 It is planted thick with spicy-smelling pines and firs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spicy
释义	spicyadj. Brit. /ˈspʌɪsi/, U.S. /ˈspaɪsi/ Forms: Also 1500s spycye, 1700s–1800s spicey. Etymology: < spice n. 1. a. Having the characteristic qualities of spice; of the nature of spice. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective] likingeOE goodOE lickerousc1275 deliciousa1325 daintya1382 dainteousc1386 daintiful1393 delicatea1398 merrya1398 savourlyc1400 liciousc1420 savourousa1425 daintethc1430 lustyc1430 feelsomea1450 nuttya1450 seasonablea1475 delicativec1475 unctuous1495 well-tasteda1500 daintive1526 savoury1533 exquisite1561 spicy1562 well-relished?1575 finger-licking1584 toothsome1584 taste-pleasinga1586 daint1590 relishsome1593 lickerish1595 tastesome1598 friand1599 tooth-tempting1603 relishing1605 well-relishing1608 neat1609 hungry1611 palate-pleasing1611 tasteful1611 palatea1617 tastya1617 palatable1619 toothful1622 sipid1623 unsoured1626 famelic1631 tasteablea1641 piquant1645 sapid1646 saporousa1670 slape1671 palativea1682 flavorous1697 nice1709 well-flavoured1717 gusty1721 flavoury1727 fine-palated1735 unrepulsive1787 degustatory1824 zesty1826 peckish1845 mouth-watering1847 flavoursome1853 unreasty1853 unrancida1855 relishy1864 toothy1864 flavoured1867 tasty-looking1867 hungrifying1886 velvety1888 snappy1892 zippy1911 savoursome1922 delish1953 the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [adjective] spicy1562 the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective] > having the characteristics of spice spicy1562 the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective] > having the characteristics of spice > of qualities: appropriate to, characteristic of, spices spicy1562 1562 W. Turner Herball (1568) ii. 50 The shel smelleth well, and is spycye, not onely in smell, but also in taste. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §644 So Fennell-seeds are sweet before they ripen, and after grow spicy. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 640 Whence Merchants bring Thir spicie Drugs. View more context for this quotation 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 123 The Herbs eat all spicey, and had a most pleasant agreeable Taste. 1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 500 The diet must be warm..consisting chiefly of spicy and aromatic vegetables. 1805 ‘Ignotus’ Culina (ed. 2) 117 The French Cooks make a spicey mixture that does not discover a predominancy of any one of the spices over the others. 1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls iii. 54 The sun could penetrate to the pure white sand from which the spicy stems sprang. figurative.1647 J. Hall Poems i. 37 When age shall..all that Red remove That on thy spicy lip now ly's.1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 85 Fountain drop of spicier worth Than all vintage of the earth. b. Flavoured or mixed with spice. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > mixers or flavourings > [adjective] > flavoured spicy1645 absinthiated1661 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > seasoning > [adjective] > highly spiced spicedc1325 pikea1475 well-spiceda1500 spiceful1612 spicy1807 bedevilled1814 1645 J. Milton L'Allegro in Poems 34 The Spicy Nut-brown Ale. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. i, in Poems 44 Here his poor Bird, th' inhuman Cocker brings,..With spicy food, th' impatient spirit feeds. 2. Having the fragrance of spice; sweet-scented, aromatic: a. Of flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective] sweet900 sootc950 aromatic1366 merrya1398 well-smellinga1398 sweet-smellingc1400 lusciousc1420 savoury?a1425 redolingc1429 redolent?a1439 odorate?1440 flagrant1450 redolentc1450 well-savouringc1450 aromatous1483 softa1500 well-aired1505 balmy1508 ambrosiana1522 embalmeda1529 fragrantc1530 perfumed1538 scented?c1562 scented1567 balm-like1569 sweet1573 aromatizate1576 aromatical1578 Sabaeana1586 ambrosial1590 rich1590 perfumed1591 sweet-scented1591 reperfumed1593 balm-breathing1595 nectaredc1595 spiced1600 fuming1601 fumed1612 scentful1612 balsam1624 perfumy1625 odoraminous1656 aroma-olent1657 suaveolent1657 aromatized1661 essenced1675 balsamy1687 flavorous1697 balsamic1714 well-scented1726 scenty1738 breathing1757 spicy1765 flavouriferous1773 aromal1848 bescented1863 euodic1868 nosy1892 1765 C. Talbot Lett. Mrs. E. Carter & Miss C. Talbot (1808) II. 21 Here [there is] a gale of spicy pinks, here the breath of lillies. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. ii. 58 The spicy myrtle sent forth all its fragrance. 1830 Ld. Tennyson Poet's Mind 13 Holy water will I pour Into every spicy flower Of the laurel-shrubs. 1845–50 A. H. Lincoln Familiar Lect. Bot. (new ed.) 105/2 Gaultheria procumbens (spicy wintergreen). 1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xxiv. 319 An exquisitely beautiful and fragrant bouquet..fringed daintily with spicy geranium leaves. b. Of air, breezes, etc. ΚΠ 1650 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans 51 Calm streams; Joyes full, and true; Fresh, spicie mornings. 1712 A. Pope Messiah in Spectator No. 348 See spicy Clouds from lowly Saron rise. 1713 A. Pope Windsor-Forest 17 Led by new Stars, and born by spicy Gales! 1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. i, in Lamia & Other Poems 155 When he would taste the spicy wreaths Of incense. 1855 R. Browning Fra Lippo Lippi in Men & Women I. 52 Tasting the air this spicy night which turns The unaccustomed head like Chianti wine! 3. a. Containing or producing, abounding in, spices. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [adjective] > containing spice spicy1646 1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 46 A fragrant Breath suckt from the spicy nest O' th pretious Phœnix. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 162 As when..North-East windes blow Sabean Odours from the spicie shoare Of Arabie the blest. View more context for this quotation 1746 J. Hervey Refl. Flower-garden 43 in Medit. among Tombs All the Odours of the spicy East. 1781 W. Cowper Charity 442 The stores [which] The sun matures on India's spicy shores. 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab viii. 102 Fragrant zephyrs there from spicy isles Ruffle the placid ocean-deep. b. Consisting of spice; conveying spice. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > specific types of trade > [adjective] > trading in spice spicy1712 the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [adjective] > consisting of spice spicy1712 1712 W. King Britain's Palladium 39 Restore the spicy traffick of the East. 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 29 Masts of spicy vessels, From distant Surinam. 4. Of qualities: Appropriate to, or characteristic of, spices. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > spice > [adjective] > characteristic of spice spicy1648 picante1955 1648 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple (ed. 2) 38 O dissipate thy spicie Powers. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Zedoaria Its spicy Warmth is commended in Cholics, and Hysterical Affections. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet i. 244 Burnet, astringent, with a gentle spicy Quality. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 115 Spikenard's spicy smell. 1883 Cent. Mag. Oct. 814/2 The great variety of flowers and their spicy flavour. †5. Scottish. (See quots.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > [adjective] highOE rankOE proudOE quaint?c1225 stoutc1315 proud-heartedc1400 gobbedc1440 pridyc1485 high-minded?1503 superb1561 proud-heart1591 tiptoe1593 sublime1596 high-headed1599 magnificent1603 side1673 vaunty1724 perked-up1754 spicy1768 jelly1828 Latin1914 1768 D. Dalrymple Bannatyne Poems 276 Thus a spicy man is still used for one self-conceited and proud. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Spicy, proud, testy. 6. slang. a. Full of spirit, smartness, or ‘go’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active sprindeOE whata1000 braga1350 prestc1390 yarea1400 stirringc1400 startingc1440 actious1441 actuala1470 activea1522 queemc1540 skeetc1540 lively1567 alive-like1582 pragmatical1590 spruce1590 agilious1599 brisk1599 sprightly?c1599 brisky1600 alives-like1601 alacrious1602 smart1602 eyebright1603 whisking1611 deedy1615 vibrant1616 sprunt1631 perking1653 alert1654 exilient1654 alacrative1657 eveillé1676 budge1691 jaunty1705 spry1746 sprack1747 alive1748 high-geared1795 rash1805 spicy1828 live1830 deedful1834 yary1855 sprucy1858 alacritous1859 sprackish1882 brash1884 up-and-coming1889 up and doing1901 loose1907 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed1936 buzzy1978 1828 Sporting Mag. (N.S.) XXI. 324 We had a remarkably spicy team out of town. 1829 Sporting Mag. (N.S.) 23 291 Four little spicy devils, it would be difficult for anything I should think to catch. 1858–61 E. B. Ramsay Reminisc. Sc. Life (1870) vi. 238 It..requires to be performed with a particular and spicy dexterity of hand. 1898 J. B. Wollocombe From Morn till Eve viii. 196 A well-appointed drag appeared with its spicy team stepping well together. b. Smart-looking; neat. Also as adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim netc1330 pertc1330 cleanc1386 nicec1400 picked?c1425 dapperc1440 feata1471 gim1513 trig1513 well-trimmedc1513 trick1533 smirk1534 tricksy1552 neat1559 netty1573 deft1579 primpc1590 briska1593 smug1598 spruce1598 sprink1602 terse1602 compt1632 nitle1673 sprig1675 snod1691 tight1697 smugged1706 snug1714 pensy1718 fitty1746 jemmy1751 sprucy1774 smartc1778 natty1785 spry1806 perjink1808 soigné1821 nutty1823 toiletted1823 taut1829 spick and span1846 spicy1846 groomed1853 spiffy1853 well-groomed1865 bandboxy1870 perjinkity1880 spick-span1888 bandbox1916 tiddly1925 whip-smart1937 spit and polish1950 spit-and-polished1977 1846 T. H. Huxley in L. Huxley Life & Lett. T. H. Huxley (1900) I. ii. 28 The spicy oilcloth..on the floor looks most respectable. ?1856 F. E. Smedley Harry Coverdale's Courtship i. 4 The fortunate possessor of a spicy dog-cart, a blood mare to run in it. 1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel II. x. 205 That young Tom! He've come to town dressed that spicy! 7. Of writing or discourse: Smart and pointed; pungent; having a flavour of the sensational or scandalous; somewhat improper. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > piquant piquant1645 racyc1817 spicy1844 salty1866 sultry1880 tangy1948 1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows III. li. 235 The articles were so clever, and so very ‘spicy’. 1848 Punch 15 62 I wish you would say something spicy about the new regulation. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn I. xxvi. 255 It is composed of the spiciest libels against every senator of note whom he ventures to attack. 8. Exciting, exhilarating. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [adjective] > piquantly exciting piquant1645 poignanta1657 French1682 flavorous1697 zested1769 zestful1797 pungent1850 spicy1853 zesty1853 juicy1883 nutty1894 sauced1894 colourful1905 zappy1969 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. 335 The spicy tingling of a crisis. Compounds spicy-looking adj. ΚΠ 1850 F. E. Smedley Frank Fairlegh (1894) 4 A spicy-looking nag. spicy-smelling adj. ΚΠ 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. vii. 171 A warming and spicy-smelling balsam. 1901 Wide World Mag. 6 469/2 It is planted thick with spicy-smelling pines and firs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1562
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