English-Thai Dictionary

racy

ADJ ซึ่ง ค่อนข้าง อนาจาร  ซึ่ง ค่อนข้าง หยาบคาย  risque sueng-kon-kang-ar-nad-jai

 

racy

ADJ ซึ่ง มีชีวิตชีวา  ซึ่ง มี รสชาติ  energetic lively sueng-me-che-wid-che-wa

 

racy

ADJ เผ็ดร้อน  ร้อนแรง  spicy ped-ron

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RACY

a.[L. radix. ] 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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RACY

Ra "cy, a. [Compar. Racier; superl. Raciest.] Etym: [From Race a tribe, family. ]

 

1. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. The 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. Our raciest, most idiomatic popular word. M. Arnold. Burn'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. -- 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, 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, racy verses, in which we The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and see. Cowley.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

racy

rac y |ˈrāsē ˈreɪsi | ▶adjective ( racier, raciest ) (of speech, writing, or behavior ) lively, entertaining, and typically mildly titillating sexually: the novel was considered rather racy at the time. • (of a person or thing ) showing vigor or spirit: a racy fiddle. • (of a wine, flavor, etc. ) having a characteristic quality in a high degree. • (of a vehicle or animal ) designed or bred to be suitable for racing: the yacht is fast and racy. DERIVATIVES rac i ly |-səlē |adverb, rac i ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

racy

racy |ˈreɪsi | ▶adjective ( racier, raciest ) 1 lively, entertaining, and typically sexually titillating: the novel was considered rather racy at the time. • showing vigour or spirit. • (of a wine, flavour, etc. ) having a characteristic quality in a high degree. 2 (of a vehicle or animal ) designed or bred to be suitable for racing: the yacht is fast and racy. DERIVATIVES racily adverb, raciness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

racy

racy adjective racy lingerie: risqué, suggestive, naughty, sexy, spicy, ribald; indecorous, indecent, immodest, off-color, dirty, rude, smutty, crude, salacious; informal raunchy, blue; euphemistic adult. ANTONYMS prim.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

racy

racy adjective the show included a rather racy striptease revue. See ribald.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

racy

rac y /réɪsi /形容詞 1 ｟ほめて ｠〈話 文章などが 〉 (しばしば性的な話を扱って )楽しませる, どきっとする ; ｟主に米 ｠みだらな, 卑猥 （わい ）な .2 生き生きとした, 元気のよい .3 〈酒 果物が 〉独特の風味のある, 本場の .