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1. (adj.) racy
slightly improper or indelicate; risqué.
2. racy
vigorous; lively; spirited.
3. racy
sprightly; pungent:
a racy literary style.
4. racy
having an agreeably peculiar taste or flavor, as wine or fruit.
Etymology: (1645–55)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) lively, racy
full of zest or vigor
"a racy literary style"
2. (adj) full-bodied, racy, rich, robust
marked by richness and fullness of flavor
"a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"
3. (adj) blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy
suggestive of sexual impropriety
"a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
4. (adj) racy
designed or suitable for competing in a race
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. racy
having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich
2. racy
hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively
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Sense: lively
a racy style of writing.
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 Afrikaans: lewendig |
 Arabic: ذَكي الطَّعْم |
 Bulgarian: жив |
 Brazilian: viva / vigorosa |
 Czech: živý |
 German: rassig |
 Danish: frisk; saftig |
 Greek: γλαφυρός, παραστατικός |
 Spanish: vivo, salado |
 Estonian: hoogne |
 Farsi: پر هیجان؛ تند و داغ |
 Finnish: uskalias |
 French: plein de verve |
 Hebrew: תוֹסֵס |
 Hindi: जानदार, सजीव |
 Croatian: veseo,živahan |
 Hungarian: eleven, lendületes |
 Indonesian: indah |
 Icelandic: líflegur |
 Italian: vivace |
 Japanese: きびきびした |
 Korean: 활기가 있는 |
 Lithuanian: gyvas |
 Latvian: dzīvs; vitāls |
 Malay: bersemangat |
 Dutch: levendig |
 Norwegian: frisk, saftig, pikant |
 Polish: żywy |
 Persian: پر هیجان؛ تند و داغ |
 Pashto: تاند، تازه، نوى، خوندور، |
 Portuguese: vivo |
 Romanian: plin de vervă |
 Russian: живой, бойкий |
 Slovak: svojrázny, jadrný |
 Slovenian: živahen |
 Serbian: zabavan |
 Swedish: livfull, pikant |
 Thai: ซึ่งมีชีวิตชีวา |
 Turkish: canlı |
 Taiwanese: 生動的 |
 Ukrainian: яскравий; колоритний |
 Urdu: جوشیلا |
 Vietnamese: đặc sắc |
 Chinese: 活泼的 |
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