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    spicy

    adjective
    adjective
    BrE BrE//ˈspaɪsi//
    ; NAmE NAmE//ˈspaɪsi//
    (spicier, spiciest) Taste of food
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  1. 1 (of food) having a strong taste because spices have been used to flavour it synonym hot spicy chicken wings Wordfindertastebitter, bland, hot, pungent, savoury, sour, spicy, sweet, tart, taste Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe, smell, taste, … adverbextremely, fairly, very, … See full entry See related entries: Taste of food
  2. 2(informal) (of a story, piece of news, etc.) exciting and slightly shocking spicy stories about the sex lives of the stars
    3. Extra examples The soup tasted mildly spicy. a deliciously spicy aroma She tends to cook very spicy food. a plate of spicy chicken wings
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