Meaning

7 senses
  1. Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

    He prepared a spicy casserole.

  2. Of a flavor, provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin or a similar chemical.

    This curry is too spicy for me. I can't eat it.

    scharf

    о́стрыйóstryj

    producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves

  3. Of a food, flavor, or odor, tangy, zesty, or pungent.

    She breathed in the strong, spicy aroma.

    scharf, würzig, pikant

    о́стрыйóstryj, пря́ныйprjányj

    го́стрийhóstryj, пря́нийprjányj

  4. Of an expression or behavior, vigorous; colorful; stimulating.

    He is known for his spicy political commentary.

    энерги́чныйenergíčnyj, живо́йživój

  5. (idiomatic, informal)Scandalous.

  6. (Internet)Risky; mildly aggressive or dangerous.

    Look at the little wildcub! That's one spicy ball of fur.

  7. (Internet)Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.

    I don't want my children to see the spicy images on this web site.

    pikant

    пика́нтныйpikántnyj, неприли́чныйneprilíčnyj

Examples

213 sentences
  1. The food is too spicy for me.

    Їжа для мене загостра. — deniko

    ruЭта еда для меня слишком острая. — odexed

  2. Tom loves spicy food.

    Том обожнює гостру їжу. — deniko

    ruТом любит острую еду. — odexed

  3. The food is spicy.

    Їжа гостра. — deniko

    ruЕда острая. — Karok

  4. I love spicy food.

    Мені подобається гостра їжа. — deniko

    ruЯ люблю острую пищу. — marafon

    deIch liebe scharfes Essen. — tiuwiu

  5. It's not very spicy.

    Не дуже гострий. — shanghainese

    ruЭто не очень остро. — lovermann

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
tangy or pungent:
Русский
By meaning 4
providing a burning sensation due to chilies and other spices:
tangy or pungent:
vigorous, colorful:
racy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
providing a burning sensation due to chilies and other spices:
tangy or pungent:

Forms

spicier, spiciest
Comparativespicier Lesson
Superlativespiciest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
provoking a burning sensation:hotA1spicy-hotpiquantfiery
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

8 patterns
  • spicy food
  • like spicy food
  • too spicy for
  • is too spicy
  • eat spicy food
  • hot and spicy
  • like spicy
  • eat spicy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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