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SPICY
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Irregular inflected forms: spicier , spiciest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suggestive of sexual impropriety
Example:
spicy gossip
Synonyms:
blue; gamey; gamy; juicy; naughty; racy; risque; spicy
Classified under:
Similar:
sexy (marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest)
Derivation:
spiciness (behavior or language bordering on indelicacy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
Example:
I like my chili extra spicy
Synonyms:
hot; spicy
Classified under:
Similar:
tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)
Derivation:
spiciness (the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored)
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