racy
11racy — adjective speech or writing that is racy is exciting and entertaining: racy jokes/humour/stories (=connected with sex) racily adverb raciness noun (U) …
12racy — /ˈreɪsi / (say raysee) adjective (racier, raciest) 1. vigorous; lively; spirited. 2. sprightly; piquant; pungent: a racy style. 3. having an agreeably peculiar taste or flavour, as wine, fruits, etc. 4. suggestive; risqué: a racy story. {race1 +… …
13racy — racily, adv. raciness, n. /ray see/, adj., racier, raciest. 1. slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué. 2. vigorous; lively; spirited. 3. sprightly; piquant; pungent: a racy literary style. 4. having an agreeably peculiar taste or… …
14racy — adjective a) Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. She wore a racy dress that was just barely appropriate for the occasion. b) Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a …
15racy — rac|y [ reısi ] adjective a racy story, movie, or play is slightly shocking in the way it describes or shows sex ╾ rac|i|ly adverb ╾ rac|i|ness noun uncount …
16racy — [[t]re͟ɪsi[/t]] racier, raciest ADJ GRADED Racy writing or behaviour is lively, amusing, and slightly shocking. Syn: risqué …
17racy — prepared to copulate extramaritally A variant of fast, both meaning high living or reckless in behaviour: The Eden Hotel... where the racy girls hung out, was entirely rubble. (Shirer, 1984) …
18racy — adjective racy lingerie Syn: risqué, suggestive, naughty, sexy, spicy, ribald; indecorous, indecent, immodest, off color, dirty, rude, smutty, crude, salacious; informal raunchy, blue; euphemistic adult Ant …
19racy — [ˈreɪsi] adj a racy story, film, or play is slightly shocking in the way that it describes or shows sex …
20racy — rac•y [[t]ˈreɪ si[/t]] adj. rac•i•er, rac•i•est 1) slightly improper or indelicate; risqué 2) vigorous; lively; spirited 3) sprightly; pungent: a racy literary style[/ex] 4) having an agreeably peculiar taste or flavor, as wine or fruit •… …
