spicy

Speech parts

1. spicy - Adjective

3. spicy - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes.

Producing, or abounding with, spices.

Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hot pungent piquant blue naughty sharp aromatic seasoned fragrant savory juicy racy peppery savoury tangy
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Antonyms

good strong proper cold moral pure
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Phrases with the word

spicy pepper spicy stew spicy sausage spicy-hot spicy straight spicy tooth

Derivatives

spicier spiciest

Examples

In my travels, I also noticed that kids in Thailand like spicy food, and kids in India love curry. I'm hoping to introduce my son, Hudson, to lots of veggies and spices when he's young. I say that before he's started on solid foods, so it could be easier in theory than practice! Curtis Stone

As aromatic plants bestow No spicy fragrance while they grow But crush'd or trodden to the ground, Diffuse their balmy sweets around. Oliver Goldsmith

My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food. David Byrne

Ask me no more, if cast or west, The phenix builds her spicy nest; For unto you at last she flies, And in your fragrant bosom dies. Thomas Carew

The impotent man does not eat spicy foods. African Congo Proverb

Affinity is a mysterious thing, but it is spicy. Japanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

spiculum spiculum amoris Spicuzza spicy cheese spicy cough spicy everlasting