spicy B1 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈspaɪsi/ See IPA manual Freq #7418 Meanings 1 adj Having a strong, hot flavor that creates a burning feeling in the mouth. This curry is too spicy for me; I can't eat it. 2 adj Strongly flavored or aromatic with spices. She breathed in the warm, spicy smell of the bakery. 3 adj Slightly shocking, exciting, or suggestive. The newspaper printed some spicy details about the actor's private life. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having a strong, hot flavor... hotpiquant More pungenttangyzesty ↔ Opposites blandmildspicelessunspicy Word family Forms spicierspiciest Derived forms neurospicynonspicyoverspicyspicilyspicinessswicyunspicy Related forms spiciness Appears in Phrases (1) See all spicy food food containing spices that give it a strong or hot flavor Adjective + noun Etymology From spic(e) + -y. First attested in the 16th century. Topics Food & Drink External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # spicy **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈspaɪsi/ **Frequency rank:** 7418 ## Meanings 1. Having a strong, hot flavor that creates a burning feeling in the mouth. 2. Strongly flavored or aromatic with spices. 3. Slightly shocking, exciting, or suggestive. ## Examples - This curry is too spicy for me; I can't eat it. - She breathed in the warm, spicy smell of the bakery. - The newspaper printed some spicy details about the actor's private life. ## Synonyms - pungent - tangy - zesty ## Antonyms - bland - mild - spiceless - unspicy ## Derived Forms - neurospicy - nonspicy - overspicy - spicily - spiciness - swicy - unspicy ## Related Forms - spiciness ## Etymology From spic(e) + -y. First attested in the 16th century. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown