spicy

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Having the flavor, aroma, or quality of spice.
2. Piquant; zesty: a spicy tomato sauce.
3. Producing or abounding in spices.
4. High-spirited; lively.
5. Slightly scandalous; risqué: a spicy Hollywood romance.

spicily spic'i·ly adv.
spiciness spic'i·ness n.

adjective

1. Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a strong and often harsh sensation: piquant, pungent, sharp, zesty. Archaic poignant. See smells/good smells/bad smells/smell, taste/bad taste.
2. Bordering on indelicacy or impropriety: blue, earthy, off-color, provocative, racy, risqué, salty, scabrous, suggestive. See decent/indecent.

adj

Definition: off-color, vulgar
Antonyms: bland, clean, decent, dull, moral

adj

Definition: pungent, flavorful
Antonyms: bland, dull, flavorless, tasteless

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: having an agreeably pungent taste
  Synonyms: piquant, savory, savoury, zesty

Meaning #2: suggestive of sexual impropriety
  Synonyms: blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque

Meaning #3: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers
  Synonyms: gingery, hot, peppery

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Spicy

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - krydret, aromatisk, pikant, vovet, uartig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gekruid, pittig, pikant, opwindend

Français (French)
adj. - épicé, croustillant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - pikant, würzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καρυκευμένος, πικάντικος, (μτφ.) σκαμπρόζικος

Italiano (Italian)
piccante, speziato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vistoso (m), picante (m), apimentado (m), impróprio (m), condimentado (m)

Русский (Russian)
приправленный специями, пряный, ароматный, живой, щегольской, пикантный, нескромный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - condimentado, sazonado, picante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kryddad, kryddstark, vågad, stark

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
加了香料的, 辛辣的, 轻快的, 出产香料的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 加了香料的, 辛辣的, 輕快的, 出產香料的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 향료를 넣은, 향기로운, 생기 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 薬味を入れた, 香辛料のような, ピリッとした, 風味のある, きわどい, 外聞の悪い, 辛辣な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) (طعام) كثير التوابل و البهارات, مثير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתובל, של תבלין, פיקנטי‬

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