1. Flavored with, or containing,
spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as,
spicy breezes. "The
spicy nut-brown ale." "Led by
new stars, and borne by
spicy gales." (Pope)
2. Producing, or abounding with, spices. "In
hot Ceylon
spicy forests grew." (Dryden)
3. Piquant; racy; as, a
spicy debate.
Synonym: Aromatic, fragrant, smart, pungent, pointed, keen. See Racy.
Origin: From Spice.
Source: Websters Vocabulary