juicy

adjective

ˈjü-sē How to pronounce juicy (audio)
Definition of juicynext
1
as in fleshy
full of juice she bit into the juicy orange

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2
as in lucrative
yielding a profit the former president landed a juicy book deal

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Recent Examples of juicy Vibrant, saturated, and summer-ready, a juicy orange base is begging to be part of your next manicure. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 July 2026 Peaches are a juicy, naturally sweet, nutritious, and refreshing fruit. — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 7 July 2026 Getting the sweetest, juiciest fruits requires the right care, specifically adequate watering. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 July 2026 Inspired by the hustle and bustle of New York City, the fragrance blends a juicy burst of cherry with a succulent, warm base of Jasmine sambac and sensual Ambrofix. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for juicy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juicy
  1. fleshy
  2. lucrative
  3. succulent
  4. profitable
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  • Calendula Calendula’s fleshy leaves, stems, and flowers also draw slugs and snails away from other crops and can be interplanted in food or flower gardens for natural slug control.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
  • Lots of fleshy black cherry fruit with juicy cassis flavors, with some fine structure and mouthwatering acidity.
    — Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of fleshy
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  • Cloud infrastructure has proven to be highly lucrative for hyperscaler peers Amazon, Microsoft and Google, and Zuckerberg has hinted of late that Meta could be headed in that direction.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • That might mean gutting labor or safety standards that would delay the technology’s rollout, ignoring anticompetitive acts, or providing favors in the form of cheap loans or lucrative government contracts.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of lucrative
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  • Perez was displaying mercado bags, candles, tumblers and succulent gardens that were being gifted to people who donated to sponsor one or more farmworkers.
    — Ashlin Sanchez, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Cactus or succulent potting mix will allow for good drainage, and making sure the pot has several drainage holes will also help.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
Definition of succulent
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  • Claude has been gross margin positive since the day Anthropic began selling it, profitable on the first dollar of customer spend rather than the thousandth.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • And as the 2023 dual writers’ and actors’ strikes thinned out theatrical lineups, that aversion to uncertainty became a push for reliable and profitable hits.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of profitable

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