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单词 spicy
释义 spicy
adjective
also spicey \ˈspīsē, -si\
(spicier ; spiciest)
Etymology: spice (I) + -y
1. : having the quality of spice
 < a spicy flavor >
 < clams had steamed in spicy seaweed — Marcia Davenport >
2. : flavored with spice : spiced
 < spicy foods >
3. : producing or abounding in spices
 < spicy islands >
4. : having a fragrance suggestive of spices : aromatic
 < blossoms of fervid hue and spicy fragrance — Nathaniel Hawthorne >
 < the sky is clear and clean, the air spicy — A.E.Coppard >
 < swampland, spicy with the odor of pine and cedar — American Guide Series: North Carolina >
5. : spirited, peppery, zestful
 < the spicy and brisk quality of this adorable autocrat is indicated by well-chosen quotations — Agnes de Mille >
 < a spicy temper >
6. : piquant, racy
 < uttering his famous shrill whistle and a variety of spicy language — Current Biography >
especially : somewhat scandalous or salacious
 < resisted every temptation to say spicy things in the footnotes — C.R.Sanders >
 < spicy gossip >
 < spicy magazines >
Synonyms: see pungent
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