| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,808,252,253 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
spicy |
Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.03 sec. |
spicy [ˈspaɪsɪ] adj spicier, spiciest
1. (Cookery) seasoned with or containing spice 2. (Cookery) highly flavoured; pungent 3. Informal suggestive of scandal or sensation 4. (Cookery) producing or yielding spices spicily adv spiciness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
spicy adjective 1. hot, seasoned, pungent, aromatic, savoury, tangy, piquant, flavoursome Thai food is hot and spicy. 2. (Informal) risqué, racy, off-colour, ribald, hot (informal), broad, improper, suggestive, unseemly, titillating, indelicate, indecorous spicy anecdotes about his sexual adventures Translations spicy [ˈspaɪsɪ] ADJ (spicier (compar) (spiciest (superl))) spicy spicy [ˈspaɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Culin) (fig) → piccante spicy [ˈspaɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Culin) (fig) → piccante How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | |
|---|---|---|
Besides, amber is a hard, transparent, brittle, odorless substance, used for mouth-pieces to pipes, for beads and ornaments; but ambergris is soft, waxy, and so highly fragrant and spicy, that it is largely used in perfumery, in pastiles, precious candles, hair-powders, and pomatum. When they came to the gulf, Ozma's magic carpet carried them all over in safety; and now they began to pass the trees, in which birds were singing; and the breeze that was wafted to them from the farms of Ev was spicy with flowers and new-mown hay; and the sunshine fell full upon them, to warm them and drive away from their bodies the chill and dampness of the underground kingdom of the Nomes. What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle - ' |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|