Racy vs Aphoristic - What's the difference?
racy | aphoristic | Synonyms |
Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
Mildly risque, exciting.
of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic
Racy is a synonym of aphoristic.
As adjectives the difference between racy and aphoristic
is that racy is having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich while aphoristic is of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.racy
English
Adjective
(er)- She wore a racy dress that was just barely appropriate for the occasion.
Anagrams
* *aphoristic
English
Adjective
(head)- The method of the book is aphoristic . — De Quincey.