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racy

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adjective

racier, raciest.
  1. slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
  2. vigorous; lively; spirited.

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  3. sprightly; piquant; pungent:

    a racy literary style.

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  4. having an agreeably peculiar taste or flavor, as wine, fruit, etc.


racy

/ ˈ°ù±ðɪ²õɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a person's manner, literary style, etc) having a distinctively lively and spirited quality; fresh
  2. having a characteristic or distinctive flavour

    a racy wine

  3. suggestive; slightly indecent; risqué

    a racy comedy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù²¹³¦¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ°ù²¹³¦¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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  • °ù²¹³¦î€ƒi·±ô²â adverb
  • °ù²¹³¦î€ƒi·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of racy1

First recorded in 1645–55; race 2 + -y 1
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Example Sentences

Each of the men also carried racy identification cards with strippers and QR codes on them.

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Designers such as Loewe showed their racier side at fashion week - think stretchy materials and big brand logos that wouldn't look out of place on your favourite athlete.

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But the song was not without controversy due to its racy lyrics, Michael's shifting public perception and his sexuality.

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Gomez experienced that trust firsthand when an early demo written for Jessi that she deemed too racy was cut from the film.

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Framed on a clubhouse foyer was a racy 1990 Playboy magazine cover featuring Trump and Playmate Brandi Brandt, who has his tuxedo jacket wrapped around her otherwise nude body.

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