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juicy

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juic·y  (js)
adj. juic·i·er, juic·i·est
1. Full of juice; succulent.
2.
a. Richly interesting: a juicy mystery novel.
b. Racy; titillating: a juicy bit of gossip.
3. Yielding profit; rewarding or gratifying: a juicy raise; a juicy part in a play.

juici·ly adv.
juici·ness n.

juicy [ˈdʒuːsɪ]
adj juicier, juiciest
1. full of juice
2. provocatively interesting; spicy juicy gossip
3. Slang voluptuous or seductive she's a juicy bit
4. Chiefly US and Canadian profitable a juicy contract
juicily  adv
juiciness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.juicy - full of juice
juiceless - lacking juice
2.juicyjuicy - having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
3.juicy - lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"
4.juicy - suggestive of sexual impropriety; "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"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"

juicy
adjective
1. moist, lush, watery, succulent, sappy a thick, juicy steak
2. (Informal) interesting, colourful, sensational, vivid, provocative, spicy (informal), suggestive, racy, risqué It provided some juicy gossip for a few days.
Translations
juicy [ˈdʒuːsɪ] ADJ (juicier (compar) (juiciest (superl)))
1. [fruit, meat] → jugoso
2. (fig) [story] → sabroso, picante; [contract] → sustancioso, jugoso
juicy [ˈdʒuːsi] adj
[fruit] → juteux/euse
[meat] → juteux/euse
(= interesting) [details, gossip] → croustillant(e)
juicy
adj (+er) fruitsaftig; (inf) profitsaftig (inf); squelchschmatzend, quatschend; storypikant, schlüpfrig; scandalgepfeffert (inf), → saftig (inf); a big juicy kissein dicker Schmatz (inf); I’ve got some really juicy gossip (inf)ich hab die absolute Hammer-Neuigkeit (inf)
juicy [ˈdʒuːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fruit) → succoso/a; (meat) → sugoso/a; (story) → piccante
juicy [ˈdʒuːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fruit) → succoso/a; (meat) → sugoso/a; (story) → piccante


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It was as though it were not he but the sharp scythe of itself swishing through the juicy grass.
It seemed as if we could hear the corn growing in the night; under the stars one caught a faint crackling in the dewy, heavy-odoured cornfields where the feathered stalks stood so juicy and green.
It was made of small juicy clams, scarcely bigger than hazel nuts, mixed with pounded ship biscuit, and salted pork cut up into little flakes; the whole enriched with butter, and plentifully seasoned with pepper and salt.
 
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