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Examples of spicy in a Sentence
a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face
Recent Examples of spicy from the Web
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The spicy tomato sauce indicated by the name and the menu didn’t have even a hint of tongue-tingling heat.
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Unlike the Original sauce, Sweet Heat has a spicy kick to it.
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It’s made of ground corn and topped with some jalapeno cane syrup to kick the heat and sweetness up a notch, plus honey butter and popped sorghum kernels, giving it a very interesting and complex combination of sweet, rich and spicy.
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Very fancy sushi, with softshell crab, kani (made from crab) and cucumber, wrapped in avocado, topped with eel sauce and spicy mayonnaise and served with a side of poke (more raw fish) and avocado.
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Local brand Health-Ade recently launched its newest flavor — a jalapeño, kiwi and cucumber concoction that has slightly spicy notes.
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And anyone can make their own botanical blend, sprinkling in citrus notes or spicy notes or notes straight out of a Hogwarts potions class (hello, wormwood).
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Once the dish is finished with togarashi, a blend of spices that hits spicy, sweet, and savory notes, every bite becomes more addictive than the last.
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Cayenne adds an exciting spicy note, while lavender brings a pleasant floral aroma to your breakfast.
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First Known Use of spicy
1562
spicy Synonyms
Synonyms
bawdy, lewd, off-color (or off-colored), racy, ribald, risqué, salty, suggestive;
Near Antonyms
priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced (or straightlaced);
Related Words
coarse, crude, earthy, foul, gross, vulgar;
dirty, filthy, lascivious, nasty, obscene, pornographic, prurient, smutty;
SPICY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of spicy for English Language Learners
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of food : flavored with or containing strong spices and especially ones that cause a burning feeling in your mouth
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: exciting and somewhat shocking
SPICY Defined for Kids
adjective
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ˈspī-sē
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Definition of spicy for Students
spicier;
spiciest
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: flavored with or containing spice
- a spicy sauce
2
: somewhat shocking or indecent
- a spicy story
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spiciness
nounLearn More about spicy
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