racy
Adjective Satellite
- full of zest or vigor
- "a racy literary style"
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor
- suggestive of sexual impropriety
- "racy anecdotes"
- designed or suitable for competing in a race
Adj
- Mildly risqué.
- Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil.
- Exciting to the mind by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
- Involving a data race or a race condition.
Adjective
- Slightly improper or suggestive, but spirited and lively.
Examples
- a racy story
- a racy wine
- Her Scrabble strategy was always a bit RACY, often using questionable but valid words.
- She wore a racy dress that was just barely appropriate for the occasion.
Origin / Etymology
From race (“having a characteristic taste (of wines, fruits, etc.)”) + -y.
Scrabble Score: 9
racy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordracy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
racy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
racy: valid Words With Friends Word