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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
spicy
    adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: piquant,
           savory, savoury, spicy, zesty]
    2: producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; "hot
       salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot" [syn: hot, spicy]
    3: 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" [syn: blue,
       gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque,
       spicy]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Spicy \Spi"cy\, a. [Compar. Spicier; superl. Spiciest.]
   [From Spice.]
   1. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant;
      aromatic; as, spicy breezes. "The spicy nut-brown ale."
      --Milton.
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            Led by new stars, and borne by spicy gales. --Pope.
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   2. Producing, or abounding with, spices.
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            In hot Ceylon spicy forests grew.     --Dryden.
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   3. Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.
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   Syn: Aromatic; fragrant; smart; pungent; pointed; keen. See
        Racy.
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Thesaurus Results for Spicy:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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