juicy
full of juice; succulent: a juicy pear.
very profitable, appealing, interesting, satisfying, or substantive: a juicy contract; a juicy part in a movie.
very interesting or colorful, especially when slightly scandalous or improper: a juicy bit of gossip.
Origin of juicy
1Other words for juicy
Other words from juicy
- juic·i·ly, adverb
- juic·i·ness, noun
- un·juic·i·ly, adverb
- un·juic·y, adjective
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How to use juicy in a sentence
How much sweeter does it feel now that these juicier roles are finally coming your way?
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Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchThe larger, juicier Smyrna fig attracts her, and she crawls inside, searching for gall flowers there.
Book of Monsters | David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) FairchildA juicier steak never sat on a gridiron; fatter oysters never frizzled with the pure bubble of goodness.
Cripps, the Carrier | R. D. (Richard Doddridge) BlackmoreHe finds tender twigs much juicier, even in winter, than stale bark stored under water.
Ways of Wood Folk | William J. Long
He had had his fill of nuts and cones; he wanted juicier fare.
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British Dictionary definitions for juicy
/ (ˈdʒuːsɪ) /
full of juice
provocatively interesting; spicy: juicy gossip
slang voluptuous or seductive: she's a juicy bit
mainly US and Canadian profitable: a juicy contract
Derived forms of juicy
- juicily, adverb
- juiciness, noun
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