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| Main Entry: | spicy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pungent, flavorful |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, appetizing, aromatic, distinctive, fiery, flavorsome, fragrant, fresh, hot, keen, peppery, perfumed, piquant, poignant, racy, redolent, savory, scented, seasoned, snappy, spirited, sweet, tangy, tasty, zippy*, aromal, herbaceous, highly seasoned, odoriferous, zesty |
| Antonyms: | bland, dull, flavorless, tasteless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spicy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | off-color, vulgar |
| Synonyms: | X-rated*, breezy, broad, erotic, hot*, indelicate, racy, ribald, risqué, salty*, scandalous, sensational, sophisticated, suggestive, unseemly, wicked, red hot, titillating |
| Antonyms: | clean, decent, moral |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aromatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distinctive smelling |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, balmy, fragrant, perfumed, pungent, redolent, savory, scented, spicy, sweet, odoriferous, sweet-smelling |
| Antonyms: | acrid, bland, unsavory |
| Main Entry: | delicious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing, especially to the taste |
| Synonyms: | adorable, ambrosial, appetizing, choice, dainty, darling, delectable, delightful, distinctive, divine, enjoyable, exquisite, good, gratifying, heavenly, luscious, lush, mellow, nice, palatable, piquant, pleasant, rare, rich, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tempting, toothsome, yummy*, delish, enticing, fit for king, mouthwatering, nectarous, titillating, well-prepared, well-seasoned |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, distasteful, horrible, unpleasant, unsavory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | erotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sexy |
| Synonyms: | amative, amatory, amorous, aphrodisiac, bawdy, blue*, carnal, concupiscent, earthy, fervid, filthy, fleshly, hot*, impassioned, kinky*, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, obscene, off-color*, prurient, purple*, raunchy, raw, romantic, rousing, salacious, seductive, sensual, sexual, spicy, steamy, stimulating, suggestive, voluptuous, erogenous, titillating, venereal |
| Notes: | erotic means giving sexual pleasure or sexually arousing, while exotic means being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world or strikingly strange or unusual |
| Antonyms: | bland, cold, dull, frigid, unerotic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fragrant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | smelling pleasant |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, delectable, delicious, delightful, odorous, perfumed, redolent, savory, spicy, sweet, aromal, odoriferous, perfumy, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling |
| Antonyms: | noxious, putrid, stale, stinking |
| Main Entry: | ironic/ironical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
| Synonyms: | acrid, alert, arrogant, backbiting, biting, bitter, burlesque, caustic, clever, contemptuous, contradictory, critical, cutting, cynical, defiant, derisive, disparaging, exaggerated, implausible, incisive, incongruous, keen, mocking, mordant, pungent, quick-witted, ridiculous, sardonic, satirical, scathing, sharp, sneering, spicy, trenchant, twisted, witty, wry, chaffing, double-edged, jibing, paradoxical, satiric, scoffing, uncomplimentary |
| Antonyms: | considerate, deferential |
| Main Entry: | odorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having fragrance |
| Synonyms: | aromatic, balmy, dank, fetid, flavorsome, flowery, foul, fragrant, heady, honeyed, loud, malodorous, mephitic, moldy, musty, nauseous, offensive, perfumed, pungent, putrid, redolent, rotten, savory, scented, smelly, spicy, stagnant, stale, stinking, strong, sweet, unsavory, effluvious, miasmic, odoriferant, odoriferous, olfactive, olfactory, perfumatory, perfumy, reeking, savorous, scent-laden, scentful, skunky, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, tumaceous, whiffy |
| Antonyms: | odorless |
| Main Entry: | piquant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flavorful, biting |
| Synonyms: | interesting, lively, peppery, poignant, provocative, pungent, racy, savory, sharp, snappy, sparkling, spicy, spirited, stimulating, stinging, tangy, tart, highly-seasoned, well-flavored, with a kick, zestful, zesty |
| Antonyms: | bland, dull |
| Main Entry: | ribald |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar, obscene |
| Synonyms: | base, bawdy, blue*, coarse, devilish, earthy, fast*, filthy*, gross*, indecent, indecorous, juicy, lascivious, lewd, licentious, naughty, off-color, purple*, racy, raunchy, raw*, risqué*, rogue, rough, rude, salacious, salty, scabrous, scurrilous, sly, smutty, spicy*, unbecoming, foul-mouthed, low-down and dirty, out of line, rascally |
| Antonyms: | chaste, clean, decent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | risqué |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | improper, referring to sex |
| Synonyms: | X-rated*, bawdy*, blue*, breezy, crude, daring, dirty, earthy, erotic, filthy*, foul, gross*, hot*, immodest, immoral, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, indiscreet, inelegant, lewd, lurid, naughty, obscene, off-color, offensive, provocative, purple*, racy, raw, ribald, salacious, salty, shady, smart, smutty, spicy*, suggestive, unrefined, vulgar, wanton, warm, wicked, amoral, off-base, out-of-line, sizzling |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, decent, moral, proper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | savory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing, delicious in flavor |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, ambrosial, appetizing, aromatic, dainty, decent, delectable, exquisite, fragrant, good, luscious, mellow, palatable, perfumed, piquant, pungent, redolent, respectable, rich, sapid, scrumptious, spicy, sweet, tangy, tasty, tempting, toothsome, wholesome, aperitive, full-flavored, mouthwatering, relishing, savorous |
| Antonyms: | bland, distasteful, offensive, tasteless, unappetizing, displeasing |
| Main Entry: | scented |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fragrant |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, delectable, odorous, perfumed, redolent, spicy, aromal, odoriferous, perfumy, smelling, sweet-smelling |
| Main Entry: | sexy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being erotically attractive to another |
| Synonyms: | cuddly, flirtatious, hot*, inviting, libidinous, mature, provocative, provoking, racy, risqué, seductive, sensual, sensuous, slinky, spicy*, steamy, suggestive, voluptuous, arousing, come-hither, kissable, titillating |
| Antonyms: | disgusting, unattractive, unsexy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious |
| Synonyms: | appetizing, delectable, divine, flavorful, flavorsome, heavenly, luscious, mellow, palatable, piquant, pungent, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, tasteful, toothsome, yummy, delish, flavory, full-flavored, good-tasting, sugar-coated, sweetened, toothy, zestful |
| Antonyms: | tasteless, unappetizing |
| Main Entry: | yummy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | delicious |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, appetizing, choice, delectable, delightful, divine, good, heavenly, juicy, luscious, out of this world, palatable, piquant, pleasant, rich, sapid, savory, scrumptious, spicy, succulent, super, sweet, tasteful, tasty, tempting, toothsome, enticing, fit for a king, mouthwatering, nectarous |
| Main Entry: | ironic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sarcastic |
| Synonyms: | acrid, alert, arrogant, backbiting, biting, bitter, burlesque, caustic, clever, contemptuous, contradictory, critical, cutting, cynical, defiant, derisive, disparaging, exaggerated, implausible, incisive, incongruous, keen, mocking, mordant, pungent, quick-witted, ridiculous, sardonic, satirical, scathing, sharp, sneering, spicy, trenchant, twisted, unexpected, witty, wry, chaffing, double-edged, ironical, jibing, paradoxical, satiric, scoffing, uncomplimentary |
| Antonyms: | sincere |
| Main Entry: | peppery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | highly seasoned |
| Synonyms: | fiery, hot, piquant, poignant, pungent, racy, snappy, spicy, zestful, zesty |
| Main Entry: | pungent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | highly flavored |
| Synonyms: | acid, acrid, aromatic, bitter, hot, peppery, piquant, poignant, racy, rich, salty, seasoned, sharp, snappy, sour, spicy, stinging, stinking*, strong, tangy, tart, effluvious, nosey*, odoriferous, whiffy, zesty |
| Antonyms: | blah, bland, dull, flavorless, tasteless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | racy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, zestful |
| Synonyms: | animated, bright, buoyant, clever, distinctive, entertaining, exciting, exhilarating, fiery, forceful, forcible, heady, keen, lively, mettlesome, peppery, piquant, playful, poignant, pungent, rich, salty, saucy*, sharp, snappy, sparkling, spicy, spirited, sportive, sprightly, stimulating, strong, tangy, tart, tasty, vigorous, vivacious, witty, gingery, zesty |
| Antonyms: | dull, idle, languid, lazy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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