See Also: Spicy(medicine)
spicy(dictionary)
spicy(dictionary)
Spicy(tourism)
Hot and Spicy Spinach(recipes)
Hot and Spicy Spuds(recipes)
Spicy Manicotti(recipes)
Spicy Mayonnaise(recipes)
Spicy lamb(recipes)
Spicy Beans Tex-Mex(recipes)

spicy (iou)



spicy adjective. Also spicey. M16.
[from SPICE noun + -Y1.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of spice; of the nature of spice. M16.
Defoe The herbs were of a spicy kind.
b. Producing or carrying spices, esp. for trade. Chiefly poet. M17.
(As if) flavoured or fragranced with spice; pungent, aromatic; piquant. M17.
J. Frame Mattina breathed the sweet, spicy fragrance. Holiday Which? Rice..dishes and little spicy kebabs.
fig.
a. Proud, conceited. Scot. M18.
b. Spirited; smart, neat. colloq. Now rare. E19.
c. Of writing, humour, etc.: pointed, sharp; sensational, improper. M19.
W. S. Maugham The dry and spicy humour of his yokels. J. Heller I want something racier..on that subject, spicier.
spicily adverb M19.
spiciness noun M17.