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
Sophie GeeExamples of spicy in a Sentence
a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face
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Some Asian ingredients include spicy xo sauce, Japanese snow crab and A5 Miyazaki Gyu, a top-grade Japanese wagyu beef.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
Both of our children were a week past their due dates...so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn't work - there was only one thing left to do!
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn’t work - there was only one thing left to do!
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 4 June 2025
Some bourbons become fruitier, others get spicier, and some develop entirely new characteristics.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
Both of our children were a week past their due dates...so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn't work - there was only one thing left to do!
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn’t work - there was only one thing left to do!
—Greta Bjornson, People.com, 4 June 2025
Some bourbons become fruitier, others get spicier, and some develop entirely new characteristics.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for spicy
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spicy. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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