Entry Word: racy

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 having much high-spirited energy and movement <vivid writing and a racy plot that keeps readers turning the pages> — see lively 1
2 hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent <the father wouldnʼt let his son watch that movie because he felt that the language was a little racy for an 8-year-old> — see suggestive 1