spicy

• spicey

From spice +‎ -y, attested since the 16th century.

• IPA^(key): /ˈspaɪsi/

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• Rhymes: -aɪsi

spicy (comparative spicier, superlative spiciest)

1. Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

   He prepared a spicy casserole.

2. (informal, of flavors) Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin.

   This curry is too spicy for me. I can't eat it.

   • 2015 August 31, Jiyeon Lee and Sol Han, “7 super spicy South Korean dishes – and tips for eating them”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     This place is actually known for serving the Donkatsu of Death, aka the Drop-Dead Donkatsu, by far the spiciest dish I’ve ever endured.

   • 2021 September 17, Noelle Ike, “Truff’s new white truffle hot sauce is even hotter, and perfect for amping up mealtime”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     That’s why we knew we had to get our hands on Truff’s latest launch: White Hotter. It’s an even spicier take on the fan-favorite (and perhaps our favorite), White Truffle Hot Sauce.

   • 2024 June 2, Parija Kavilanz, “‘Swicy’ is the hottest trend in food right now”, in CNN‎^[3]:

     “I think we are going to see a lot more of this,” said Lyons Wyatt. “There is a push now and we do see both unit and dollar growth of spicy and swicy products.”

3. (of foods, flavors, or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent.

   She breathed in the strong, spicy aroma.

   • 1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv:

     The breath of the mountain heifer was fragrant as the gales of Sirendiep, by feeding on ſpicy herbs.

4. (of expression or behavior) Vigorous; colorful; stimulating.

   He is known for his spicy political commentary.

5. Scandalous.
   • 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:

     When one side or the other had written any particularly spicy dispatch, news of it was sure to slip out.

6. (Internet slang) Risky; mildly aggressive or dangerous.

   Look at the little wildcub! That's one spicy ball of fur.

7. (Internet slang) Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.

   I don't want my children to see the spicy images on this web site.

• (provoking a burning sensation): hot, spicy-hot, piquant

• Noah Webster (1828) “spicy”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume II (J–Z), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC.
• “spicy”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "spicy" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
• “spicy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)

• Piscy

• IPA^(key): /ˈspʲi.t͡sɨ/
• Rhymes: -it͡sɨ
• Syllabification: spi‧cy

spicy

1. sleeping, asleep
2. dormant (e.g. of a volcano)

spicy

1. past active participle of spaś

• spijucy

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “spicy”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “spicy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag