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Synonyms for juicy

Grammar : Adj
Spell : joo-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒu si

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Définition of juicy

Origin :
  • early 15c., from juice (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense "weathly, full of some desired quality" is from 1620s; sense of "lively, suggestive, sensational" is from 1883. Related: Juiciness.
  • adj moist
  • adj exciting, interesting
Example sentences :
  • Take the ripest and most juicy free-stone peaches you can procure.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • It was agreeable, too—it really was—to see him cut it off, so smooth and juicy.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • The whitest meat is not the most juicy, having been made so by frequent bleeding, and giving the calf some whiting to lick.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • The flesh is tender and juicy with a rich, sweet, vinous flavor.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • The pulp is sweet and juicy but is lacking in sprightliness.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • So a good soldier saves a juicy morsel like you to bring to her alive.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Maya the Bee » by Waldemar Bonsels
  • Youre a fat bit, and youll taste just as tender and juicy by any name.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Maya the Bee » by Waldemar Bonsels
  • I dressed one of these birds, and found it juicy and well-flavoured.
  • Extract from : « The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 » by Gilbert White
  • Certain it is that fruit grown in sod is drier and less crisp and juicy.
  • Extract from : « Apple Growing » by M. C. Burritt
  • The flesh of the buffalo, especially that of the cow, is juicy, and tender in the extreme.
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston

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