racy
racy
Definition
racy (rā′sē)
racy
Synonyms
racy
modif.
Full of zest
rich, pungent, piquant, spicy, sharp, spirited, saucy, appetizing, smart, clever, witty, exhilarating, vigorous, forcible, strong, lively, vivacious, animated, exciting, sprightly, buoyant, playful, sportive, forceful, energetic, keen, bright, stimulating, fiery, gingery, peppery, snappy. *Not quite respectable
racy
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- acidity: Its richness of texture balances perfectly its racy acidity.
- style: It has been argued that the newspaper pioneered popular journalism with its racy style aimed at an literate working-class.
- look: Sinclair QL in Business is a racy, irreverent look at the possibilities of the machine.
- novel: Nicholai Hel is undoubtedly the hero of this racy novel.
- wine: Bright crimson â not one of the deepest colors â and wonderfully fresh, lively, racy wine that is beautifully balanced.
- read: But such revelations make the biography a racy read, but also create an underlying problem.
Modifying Another Word
- rather: The next speaker, Rev Giles Galley -a ringer with a rather racy reputation as a raconteur -did not let us down.
- too: Insurance isn't too racy either, probably due to the Diesel engine.
- slightly: His ideas was to have a slightly racy version of the Last Supper hung over his dining room table.
- very: Full-bodied, with very, very racy tannins that develop wonderfully on the palate.
- pretty: I've heard modern Mills & Boon can be pretty racy but I couldn't say.
- so: No one will ever give us such papers again, so full, so accurate, so racy, and withal so genial.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near racy
- racquetball
- racquet
- racoon
- raconteur
- racon
- raclette
- rackety
- racketeering
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act
- rad
- radar
- radar beacon
- radarscope
- raddle
- radial
- radial (arm) saw
- radial engine
- radial keratotomy
- radial (ply) tire
