Antonyms for spicy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : spahy-see

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspaɪ si

Definition of spicy

Origin : 1560s, from spice + -y (2). Figurative sense of "racy, salacious" dates from 1844. Related: Spiciness.

adj pungent, flavorful
adj off-color, vulgar

Example sentences :

Amidst the heavy exhalations of these, a Parmesan set a spicy aroma.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

Their comments and jokes were most spicy and personal, and in all Lucindy led.
Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various

There is again, in this spicy atmosphere, a local—or shall we say native?
Extract from : « From a Terrace in Prague » by Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker

It is marvelous how a dull eye lights up if the bit be spicy.
Extract from : « Journeys to Bagdad » by Charles S. Brooks

The sausage remained on the table, thick and spicy and brown.
Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin

The reeking smells of the Chinese quarter were spicy to him.
Extract from : « The House of Pride » by Jack London

Do I understand you to say, Berryman, that you don't enjoy a spicy book?
Extract from : « The Island Pharisees » by John Galsworthy

The wind that fanned his face was filled with the spicy odors of the sea.
Extract from : « Shapes that Haunt the Dusk » by Various

They were nice folks; but they had spicy tempers, some of them.
Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens

I can picture the spicy details of the investigation prior to her removal by the "Cruelty."
Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster

Synonyms for spicy

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