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Definition of spicy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spicy

adjective
 
/ˈspaɪsi/
 
/ˈspaɪsi/
(comparative spicier, superlative spiciest)
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  1. (of food) having a strong taste because spices have been added to it synonym hot
    • I don't like spicy food.
    • yams eaten with a spicy sauce
    • spicy sausage/soup
    Extra Examples
    • The soup tasted mildly spicy.
    • a deliciously spicy aroma
    • She tends to cook very spicy food.
    • spicy chicken wings
    • The main course was a little too spicy for me.
    Topics Cooking and eatingb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • smell
    • taste
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  2. (informal) (of a story, piece of news, etc.) exciting and making you feel slightly shocked
    • spicy stories about the sex lives of the stars
See spicy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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