racy
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rac·y
(rā′sē)adj. rac·i·er, rac·i·est
1. Having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste.
2. Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent.
3. Risqué; ribald.
4. Vigorous; lively.
[From race.]
rac′i·ly adv.
rac′i·ness n.
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racy
(ˈreɪsɪ)adj, racier or raciest
1. (of a person's manner, literary style, etc) having a distinctively lively and spirited quality; fresh
2. having a characteristic or distinctive flavour: a racy wine.
3. suggestive; slightly indecent; risqué: a racy comedy.
ˈracily adv
ˈraciness n
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rac•y
(ˈreɪ si)adj. rac•i•er, rac•i•est.
1. slightly improper or indelicate; risqué.
2. vigorous; lively; spirited.
3. sprightly; pungent: a racy literary style.
4. having an agreeably peculiar taste or flavor, as wine or fruit.
[1645–55]
rac′i•ly, adv.
rac′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | racy - full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness |
| 2. | racy - marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee" tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel" | |
| 3. | racy - suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip" sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" | |
| 4. | racy - designed or suitable for competing in a race mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" |
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racy
adjective
1. risqué, naughty, indecent, bawdy, blue, broad, spicy (informal), suggestive, smutty, off colour, immodest, indelicate, near the knuckle (informal) Her novels may be racy but they don't fight shy of larger issues.
2. lively, spirited, exciting, dramatic, entertaining, stimulating, sexy (informal), sparkling, vigorous, energetic, animated, heady, buoyant, exhilarating, zestful very high-quality wines with quite a racy character
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racy
adjectiveBordering on indelicacy or impropriety:
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Translations
ذَكي الطَّعْم
živý
frisk
borsosízes
líflegur
dzīvsvitāls
jadrnýsvojrázny
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racy
[ˈreɪsi] adj [novel, language, performance, style] (= risqué) → osé(e) (= lively and amusing) → pittoresqueCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
racy
[ˈreɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (style) → spigliato/a, brioso/a; (humour, talk) → un po' spinto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
racy
(ˈreisi) adjective lively. a racy style of writing.
ˈracily adverbˈraciness noun
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