Meaning

5 senses
  1. Having lots of juice.

    a juicy peach

    a juicy pot roast

    saftig

    со́чныйsóčnyj

    сокови́тийsokovýtyj

    abounding in juice

  2. (figuratively, usually)Exciting; titillating.

    Near-synonyms: saucy, spicy

    I do not keep up with all the latest juicy rumors.

    соблазни́тельныйsoblaznítelʹnyj, захва́тывающийzaxvátyvajuščij, волну́ющийvolnújuščij

  3. (slang)Voluptuous, curvy, thick; sexy in those ways.

  4. (uncommon, usually)Strong; thus, also painful.

  5. (slang)Muscular due to steroid use.

Examples

47 sentences
  1. What I want is a big juicy steak.

    ruЧего я хочу, так это большой сочный стейк.

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  2. This peach is juicy.

    ruЭтот персик сочный.

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  3. This apple isn't that juicy.

    ruЭто яблоко не очень сочное.

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  4. This steak is very juicy.

    ruЭтот стейк очень сочный.

    deDieses Steak ist sehr saftig.

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  5. The turkey was moist and juicy.

    Індичка була волога та соковита.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
containing juice:
Русский
By meaning 2
containing juice:
exciting, interesting:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
containing juice:

Origin

From Middle English jousy, jowsy (“drunken”, literally “full of juice (liquor)”). By surfa

From Middle English jousy, jowsy (“drunken”, literally “full of juice (liquor)”). By surface analysis, juic(e) + -y.

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Forms

juicier, juiciest
Comparativejuicier Lesson
Superlativejuiciest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

57 synonyms

Antonyms

8 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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