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.

Nearby words

juice man, juice up, juiced, juicehead, juicer, juicy, juiz de fora, jujitsu, juju, jujube, jujuy

Origin of juicy

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

SYNONYMS FOR juicy

3 racy, risqué, titillating, sensational, lurid.

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Related formsjuic·i·ly, adverbjuic·i·ness, nounun·juic·i·ly, adverbun·juic·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for juicy

You must have been pretty stoked when you found out that Cary would have such a big, juicy arc this season.
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All these debates and doings made for juicy news, and the men of the local staff, ably bossed by Callahan, poured it out daily.
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You were really the first person to give him a juicy leading role, in Chasing Amy.
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Gillian Flynn, the bestselling suspense writer of Gone Girl, has also spun out a juicy thriller.
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Anything involving that obscene level of cash will definitely have juicy stories behind it.
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Fruit large or very large; flesh semi-melting or juicy, sugary and of a distinct perfumed flavor.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick
I was to lead the party, as I fancied I knew the direction where I had found the juicy fruit.
In the Wilds of Africa|W.H.G. Kingston
The berries were thick and juicy, and the bottoms of the tin pails were covered in a few minutes.
Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm|Mabel C. Hawley
The sugar-cane grows very large and juicy, but is eaten without preparation.
An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal|Fancis Buchanan Hamilton
The fruit consists of a flat, purple, juicy berry; and is sometimes used for dyeing purple.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr

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 Formsjuicily, adverbjuiciness, noun

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Word Origin and History for juicy

juicy

adj.

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.

juicy

adjective, juic·i·er, juic·i·est.

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juicy

adjective juicier or juiciest

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