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Racy

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Adjective

1. lively, racy

full of zest or vigor

Example Sentences:
'a racy literary style'

2. full-bodied, racy, rich, robust

marked by richness and fullness of flavor

Example Sentences:
'a rich ruby port'
'full-bodied wines'
'a robust claret'
'the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee'

3. blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy

suggestive of sexual impropriety

Example Sentences:
'a blue movie'
'blue jokes'
'he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details'
'a juicy scandal'
'a naughty wink'
'naughty words'
'racy anecdotes'
'a risque story'
'spicy gossip'

4. racy

designed or suitable for competing in a race

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Racy

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adjectiveWord forms: racier or raciest
1. 
(of a person's manner, literary style, etc) having a distinctively lively and spirited quality; fresh
2. 
having a characteristic or distinctive flavour
a racy wine
3. 
suggestive; slightly indecent; risqué
a racy comedy

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Racy

see synonyms of racy
adjectiveWord forms: ˈracier or ˈraciest
1. 
having the characteristic taste, flavor, or quality associated with the original or genuine type
racy fruit
2. 
lively; spirited; vigorous
3. 
piquant; pungent
4.  US
somewhat indecent; suggestive; risqué
a racy novel

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Racy

see synonyms of racy
adj. rac·i·er, rac·i·est
1. Having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste.
2. Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent.
3. Risqué; ribald.
4. Vigorous; lively.

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