spicier; spiciest
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: producing or abounding in spices
… the spicy isles of the Indies …—
Thomas G. Gentry born 1843
Thomas G. Gentry born 1843A tale of heroic misadventure followed, spiriting me from 16th-century Cornwall to the spicy shores of North Africa.—Sophie Gee
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a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face
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Some perfumes smell pink and rosy, others are amber-hued and spicy, and some smell fresh and verdant—like a whiff of pale green.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 8 Feb. 2025
Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
Among the many works inside his big, airy loft was a recent painting inspired by a particularly spicy Mahomes rushing touchdown earlier this season against the San Francisco 49ers.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
The song is so popular that video of fellow superstar and Lamar collaborator Taylor Swift dancing to the hit at the Grammys went viral, as the audience could be heard singing a particularly spicy verse when the artist took the stage to accept one of his trophies.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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Jenny Berg, Allure, 8 Feb. 2025
Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
Among the many works inside his big, airy loft was a recent painting inspired by a particularly spicy Mahomes rushing touchdown earlier this season against the San Francisco 49ers.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
The song is so popular that video of fellow superstar and Lamar collaborator Taylor Swift dancing to the hit at the Grammys went viral, as the audience could be heard singing a particularly spicy verse when the artist took the stage to accept one of his trophies.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spicy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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