Rousing vs Spicy - What's the difference?
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That rouses or excites.
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The act by which somebody or something is roused.
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Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
(of flavors) Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chillies or similar hot spices.
(of flavors or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent.
(of expression or behavior) Vigorous; colorful; stimulating.
, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.
Rousing is a related term of spicy.
As adjectives the difference between rousing and spicy
is that rousing is that rouses or excites while spicy is of, pertaining to, or containing spice.As a verb rousing
is .As a noun rousing
is the act by which somebody or something is roused.rousing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- rousing music
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both. Disposables can save parents repeated nighttime rousings or frequent sheet changes.
Anagrams
*spicy
English
Alternative forms
* spiceyAdjective
(er)- He prepared a spicy casserole.
- ''This curry is too spicy for me. I can't eat it.
- She breathed in the strong, spicy aroma.
- He is known for his spicy political commentary.
- I don't want my children to see the spicy images on this web site.
Synonyms
* (piquant) hotReferences
* * * * "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) ----