juicy

[ joo-see ]

/ ˈdʒu si /

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adjective, juic·i·er, juic·i·est.

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.

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3 racy, risqué, titillating, sensational, lurid.

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Origin of juicy

1400–50; late Middle English j(o)usy full of liquor. See juice, -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM juicy

juic·i·ly, adverbjuic·i·ness, nounun·juic·i·ly, adverbun·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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The woodcock were cooked to a turn; juicier birds never reclined on toast.
Wandering Heath|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The larger, juicier Smyrna fig attracts her, and she crawls inside, searching for gall flowers there.
Book of Monsters|David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) Fairchild
A juicier steak never sat on a gridiron; fatter oysters never frizzled with the pure bubble of goodness.
Cripps, the Carrier|R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore

He 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.
Neighbors Unknown|Charles G. D. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for juicy

juicy

/ (ˈdʒuːsɪ) /

adjective juicier or juiciest

full of juice

provocatively interesting; spicyjuicy gossip

slang voluptuous or seductiveshe's a juicy bit

mainly US and Canadian profitablea juicy contract

Derived forms of juicy

juicily, adverbjuiciness, noun

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