racy

[ rey-see ]
/ ˈreɪ si /

adjective, rac·i·er, rac·i·est.

slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
vigorous; lively; spirited.
sprightly; piquant; pungent: a racy literary style.
having an agreeably peculiar taste or flavor, as wine, fruit, etc.

Origin of racy

First recorded in 1645–55; race2 + -y1

SYNONYMS FOR racy

2 animated.
3 strong.

ANTONYMS FOR racy

2 slow.

OTHER WORDS FROM racy

rac·i·ly, adverb rac·i·ness, noun

Words nearby racy

raconteuse, racoon, racq, racquet, racquetball, racy, rad, rad 1, rad-lib, rad., rad/s

Example sentences from the Web for racily

  • Without dignity we may write clearly, or nervously, or racily, but we have not attained to a style.

    The Unseen World and Other Essays |John Fiske

  • As for himself, he was inclined to be taciturn, being little versed in the matters on which the rest discoursed so racily.

    Cleo The Magnificent |Louis Zangwill

  • It is Elizabethan, yet thoroughly modern; it is racily Irish, yet universal English.

    The Critical Game |John Albert Macy

British Dictionary definitions for racily

racy
/ (ˈreɪsɪ) /

adjective racier or raciest

(of a person's manner, literary style, etc) having a distinctively lively and spirited quality; fresh
having a characteristic or distinctive flavour a racy wine
suggestive; slightly indecent; risqué a racy comedy

Derived forms of racy

racily, adverb raciness, noun