RACILY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

racily

adverb

Definition of racily

as in briskly

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Adverb

The two exchanged a hug and Doyle then walked briskly to the elevator.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Someone briskly assessing workmanship or disparaging a social inferior?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of briskly

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The players move crisply even though a walkthrough is designed to be a non-contact and slower-paced session built for strategy.

— Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Unlike a year ago, both teams come in with a game under their belts, so the offenses with plentiful playmakers should operate more crisply.

— Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of crisply

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The 49ers energetically dominated in a 27-7 victory while the Rams exhaustedly despaired in front of more than 100,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that hosts Australian rules football games that aren’t this ugly.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
In what is often considered Pelechian’s magnum opus, the ancient antagonism of nature and humanity plays out in a depiction of a remote farming community, energetically scored with Armenian folk music and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of energetically

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With a solid shade range (28 hues—playfully named after Los Angeles locales like DTLA, K-Town, and WeHo as a nod to the brand’s SoCal roots), you’re bound to find a match.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026
After replaying Colbert’s Emmy acceptance speech, Kimmel playfully lambasted his friend for giving a sweet paean to his wife, Evie, which made all the other late night hosts look bad with their own wives.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of playfully

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Roosts can be hard to access, and as these fleet flitters can also dodge nets, not to mention breezily detect them using their echolocation capabilities.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
While England breezily dismissed Senegal 3-0 in its fourth match of the tournament, Morocco eliminated Portugal in the quarterfinals before bowing out 2-0 to eventual runnersup France in the semis.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of breezily

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Rather than sitting squarely at the nape of her neck, the chignon is jauntily positioned off-center, with a roll starting behind one ear and sweeping gracefully toward the opposite side.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 17 June 2026
The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of jauntily

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