racy

rac·y  (rs)

adj. rac·i·er, rac·i·est

1. Having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste.

2. Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent.

3. Risqué; ribald.

4. Vigorous; lively.

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[From race.]

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raci·ly adv.

raci·ness n.

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racy [ˈreɪsɪ]

adj racier, raciest

1. (of a person's manner, literary style, etc.) having a distinctively lively and spirited quality; fresh

2. having a characteristic or distinctive flavour a racy wine

3. suggestive; slightly indecent; risqué a racy comedy

racily  adv

raciness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	racy - full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" lively spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
	2.	racy - marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" full-bodied, robust, rich tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
	3.	racy - 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" gamey, gamy, naughty, risque, spicy, juicy, blue sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
	4.	racy - designed or suitable for competing in a race mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator"

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racy

adjective

1. risqué, naughty, indecent, bawdy, blue, broad, spicy (informal), suggestive, smutty, off colour, immodest, indelicate, near the knuckle (informal) Her novels may be racy but they don't fight shy of larger issues.

2. lively, spirited, exciting, dramatic, entertaining, stimulating, sexy (informal), sparkling, vigorous, energetic, animated, heady, buoyant, exhilarating, zestful very high-quality wines with quite a racy character

Translations

racy [ˈreɪsɪ] ADJ (racier (compar) (raciest (superl))) [style, speech, humour] → picante

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racy [ˈreɪsi] adj [novel, language, performance, style] (= risqué) → osé(e) (= lively and amusing) → pittoresque

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racy

adj (+er)

speech, style, play → schwungvoll, feurig; (= risqué) → gewagt

wine → feurig

(inf) car → rasant

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racy [ˈreɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (style) → spigliato/a, brioso/a; (humour, talk) → un po' spinto/a

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racy [ˈreɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (style) → spigliato/a, brioso/a; (humour, talk) → un po' spinto/a

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racy

adj racy [ˈreisi]

lively a racy style of writing. lewendig ذَكي الطَّعْم жив živý frisk; saftig rassig γλαφυρός, παραστατικός vivo, salado hoogne پر هیجان؛ تند و داغ uskalias plein de verve תוֹסֵס जानदार, सजीव veseo, živahan eleven, lendületes indah líflegur vivace きびきびした 활기가 있는 gyvas dzīvs; vitāls bersemangat levendig frisk, saftig, pikant żywy vivo plin de vervă живой, бойкий svojrázny, jadrný živahen zabavan livfull, pikant ซึ่งมีชีวิตชีวา canlı 生動的 яскравий; колоритний جوشیلا đặc sắc 活泼的

adv racily

lewendig بِطَعْمٍ ذَكي живо s vervou friskt; saftigt rassig γλαφυρά, παραστατικά con vivacidad, saladamente hoogsalt پر آب و تاب eloisasti avec verve מוּבהַק विशिष्टता से, अश्लीलता से, सजीवता से živahno elevenen; ízesen, élénken secara indah líflega vigorosamente きびきびと 성적 흥미 위주로 gyvai dzīvi; dzīvīgi dengan semangat levendig saftig, pikant z werwą vivamente cu vervă живо svojrázne, duchaplne živahno zabavno livfullt, pikant ที่มีความสนุกสนาน canlı bir şekilde 活潑地 яскраво جوشیلے پن سے một cách đặc sắc 活泼地

n raciness

lewendigheid ذَكاء الطَّعْم колорит živost friskhed; saftighed die Rassigkeit γλαφυρότητα, παραστατικότητα vivacidad, salero lennukus شور؛ هیجان vauhdikkuus verve עֲסִיסִיוּת विशिष्टता, सजीवता veselost, živahnost zamatosság; tősgyökeresség keindahan líflegheit vivacità 活気 성적 흥미 gyvumas dzīvīgums semangat levendigheid livlighet, saftighet werwa vivacidade vervă живость svojráznosť živahnost zabavnost livfullhet ความสนุกสนาน canlılık 活潑 колоритність جوشیلا پن sự đặc sắc 活泼