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Meanings of spicy in English

Suggestive of sexual impropriety.

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      Having an agreeably pungent taste.

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            Of, pertaining to, or containing spice; or spicy flavour: Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chillies or similar hot spices.

                  Usage of spicy in English
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                  The sausages come in 40 varieties, including spicy Sichuan and soy-seasoned beef.
                  Reuters
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                  I know, this is an important activity - but not very spicy.
                  Wired
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                  This simple, quick and spicy supper can be prepared with minimum fuss.
                  The Guardian
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                  The way he smelled, something faintly spicy and expensive, definitely not overdone.
                  Happiness key
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                  Foodies can indulge in Laos' spicy culinary scene with a cooking class.
                  Ebony
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                  France was the home of the memoir, personal, chatty, spicy and unphilosophic.
                  The Age of the Reformation
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                  I am very fond of hot, spicy food - curries, chilies etc.
                  The Irish Times
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                  One spicy hatch Toyota has already confirmed is the coming Yaris GR.
                  News.com.au
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                  The eternal spicy breeze would transform the leaden atmosphere of his thought.
                  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 / A Mag...
                  10
                  What is it about that type of spicy heat that people love?
                  The Irish Times
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                  Oh, no, those South Americans were known for being hot, spicy, sexy.
                  The brush-off: a hair-raising mystery
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                  The lilac bushes, not yet in flower, were giving forth spicy fragrance.
                  Fraternity
                  13
                  He was ashamed that the spicy smile tempted him to take it.
                  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 / A Magaz...
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                  Try out this classic recipe from Allyson Gofton for the spicy bun.
                  Radio NZ
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                  Be sure to see the variation for this recipe's spicy Korean counterpart.
                  The food matters cookbook: 500 revolutionary recipes for better ...
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                  They include Mexican tacos, spicy Indian dishes, Chinese food, burgers and wraps.
                  The South African
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