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
Everyone sees the brawn — the spicy soundbites, the raucous locker room videos.
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Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Once this perfume settles, its fruitiness dissipates almost entirely and leaves behind a warm, spicy trail made of its base notes, birch woods and papyrus.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 15 Jan. 2025
Keep scrolling to find a spicy Valentine’s Day ensemble that’ll keep you and your significant other up all night.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Jan. 2025
Or a spicy pineapple margarita blended with bits of damiana, a shrub known for its tiny, aromatic flowers.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Once this perfume settles, its fruitiness dissipates almost entirely and leaves behind a warm, spicy trail made of its base notes, birch woods and papyrus.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 15 Jan. 2025
Keep scrolling to find a spicy Valentine’s Day ensemble that’ll keep you and your significant other up all night.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Jan. 2025
Or a spicy pineapple margarita blended with bits of damiana, a shrub known for its tiny, aromatic flowers.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for spicy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spicy
Adjective
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Entire pieces can—and have—been written on the suggestive use of food in Luca Guadagnino's films alone.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
21 Dec. 2024
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The question is not how or why this character begins turning into a furry, rodent-killing canine at night, which Heller shows via a few suggestive body-horror shots and quick cuts, but what the after-effect of the transformation is.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The model was photographed leaving Gigi’s home in NoHo, New York in a casual fit: a black zip-up and top, Tona leggings, pull-on boots, and a black and blue reversible knit and quilted puffer jacket from her sister’s brand Guest in Residence.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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By Saturday morning, the Empire State Building will be lit up in the Nets’ throwback red, white and blue color scheme with No.15 rotating on the spire.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The salty cheese fuses beautifully with the sweet and spicy onions.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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Its rich, fearlessly salty presence adds pop to dishes like pad thai, lime chili shrimp and papaya salad.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spicy. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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