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Spiced vs Spiked - What's the difference?

spiced | spiked |

As adjectives the difference between spiced and spiked

is that spiced is having spice added, spicy while spiked is containing alcohol or drugs, often without the informing those who partake.

As verbs the difference between spiced and spiked

is that spiced is past tense of spice while spiked is past tense of spike.

spiced

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having spice added, spicy.
    • Fred preferred spiced rum to plain.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spice)

    • See also

    * spiced up

    spiked

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a beverage) Containing alcohol or drugs, often without the informing those who partake.
    • The large punch bowl has the special spiked punch, the small punch bowl is for the kids.
  • Having spikes.
  • Of a graph or trend that has rapidly reached a maximum.

    • Synonyms

    * (having spikes): peaked, spiky

    Derived terms

    * spiked sample * spiked value

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spike)