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Webster 1913 Edition
Racy
1.
Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
The
Late from the mellowing cask restored to light.
racy
wine,Late from the mellowing cask restored to light.
Pope.
2.
Hence:
Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively; vigorous; spirited.
Our
raciest
, most idiomatic popular words. M. Arnold.
Burns’s English, though not so
racy
as his Scotch, is generally correct. H. Coleridge.
The rich and
racy
humor of a natural converser fresh from the plow. Prof. Wilson.
Syn. – Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant; risqué.
–
Racy
, Spicy
. Racy refers primarily to that peculiar flavor which certain wines are supposed to derive from the soil in which the grapes were grown; and hence we call a style or production racy when it “smacks of the soil,” or has an uncommon degree of natural freshness and distinctiveness of thought and language. Spicy, when applied to style, has reference to a spirit and pungency added by art, seasoning the matter like a condiment. It does not, like racy, suggest native peculiarity. A spicy article in a magazine; a spicy retort. Racy in conversation; a racy remark. Rich,
The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and see.
racy
verses, in which weThe soil from which they come, taste, smell, and see.
Cowley.
Webster 1828 Edition
Racy
RA'CY
,Adj.
Strong; flavorous; tasting of the soil; as racy cider; racy wine.
Rich racy verses, in which we the soil from which they come, taste, smell and see.
Definition 2024
racy
racy
English
Adjective
racy (comparative racier, superlative raciest)
- Mildly risqué, exciting.
- She wore a racy dress that was just barely appropriate for the occasion.
- Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
- Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
Translations
lively and entertaining and typically slightly risque
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