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Juicy vs Spicy - What's the difference?

juicy | spicy |

As adjectives the difference between juicy and spicy

is that juicy is having lots of juice while spicy is of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

juicy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • having lots of juice
    • a juicy peach
  • (of a story, etc. ) exciting, interesting, or enticing
    • I do not keep up with all the latest juicy rumors.
  • (of a blow, strike, etc. ) strong, painful
  • * 1960:' ''“Your head feels funny, doesn't it?” “It does rather,” I said, the bump I had given it had been a '''juicy one, and the temples were throbbing.'' (, ''(Jeeves in the Offing) , chapter V)
  • * 1960:' ''Years ago, when striplings, he and I had done a stretch together at Malvern House, Bramley-on-Sea, the preparatory school conducted by that prince of stinkers, Aubrey Upjohn MA, and had frequently stood side by side in the Upjohn study awaiting the receipt of six of the '''juiciest from a cane of the type that biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder, as the fellow said.'' (, ''(Jeeves in the Offing) , chapter I)

    • Antonyms

    * unjuicy

    Derived terms

    * juiciness

    spicy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * spicey

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
    • He prepared a spicy casserole.
  • (of flavors) Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chillies or similar hot spices.
    • ''This curry is too spicy for me. I can't eat it.
  • (of flavors or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent.
    • She breathed in the strong, spicy aroma.
  • (of expression or behavior) Vigorous; colorful; stimulating.
    • He is known for his spicy political commentary.
  • , sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.
    • I don't want my children to see the spicy images on this web site.

    Synonyms

    * (piquant) hot

    References

    * * * * " spicy" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (Cambridge University Press, 2007) * * Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996) ----