as in suggestive
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face
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Recent Examples of spicy
Having beaten Czech Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday afternoon, the 22-year-old will face the mighty 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in a spicy semifinal contest.
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The chef and cookbook author discusses breastfeeding in public and feeding her 14-month-old spicy food.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
The micheladas were spicy and sweet.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Expect some spicy truths to surface.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The chef and cookbook author discusses breastfeeding in public and feeding her 14-month-old spicy food.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
The micheladas were spicy and sweet.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Expect some spicy truths to surface.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spicy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spicy
Adjective
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The album cover, which was shared on Instagram, was immediately met with harsh criticism as many fans labeled the photograph of the singer on all fours with a man pulling her hair as suggestive.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Yes, the suggestive dance routines indicate Carpenter really studied Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz-era twerk heard round the world.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Pro and Pro Max models will offered in blue, orange and silver.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The zig-zagging blue squares all must equal one another.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That is particularly true for organisms that live in very unusual settings like deep sea heat vents or in extremely salty water or soils.—
Steven Savage,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rodgers, still salty about how his two-year tenure ended in New York after he was told by new coach Aaron Glenn in February that the team was moving on, was excellent in his Pittsburgh debut.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spicy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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