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

Words nearby juicy

juiced, juicehead, juice man, juicer, juice up, juicy, Juiz de Fora, jujitsu, juju, jujube, Jujuy

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How to use juicy in a sentence

Eight bucks gets you a couple of biscuits sturdy enough to support juicy, slow-roasted pork but tender where you want them to be.
Like a good neighbor, Pennyroyal Station is there for you|Tom Sietsema|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
I’m thinking about these lines as I bite into a piece of fried chicken — the thinly breaded skin crispy, the inside juicy enough that I need to wipe my lips — while sitting in front of Gumbo Yaya.
The New Soul Food of Paris|Alexander Hurst|December 10, 2020|Eater
The juicy version we eat today is the result of thousands of years of breeding and selection.
New Veggies for a Warming Planet - Issue 92: Frontiers|Viviane Callier|November 4, 2020|Nautilus
Its most juicy revelation is that, when he was young Fauci loved basketball.
To understand the good doctor, check out ‘Fauci’|Kathi Wolfe|October 31, 2020|Washington Blade

Shawarma-Spiced Chicken Thighs with Roasted Radishes Recipe Shawarma-Spiced Chicken Thighs with Roasted Radishes These juicy and crispy pan-roasted chicken thighs are rubbed with the spices commonly used for rotisserie-cooked shawarma meat.
Turn a cheap chicken dinner into a Turkish street-food getaway|SAVEUR Editors|September 25, 2020|Popular-Science
You must have been pretty stoked when you found out that Cary would have such a big, juicy arc this season.
The Good Wife’s Secret Weapon: Matt Czuchry on Cary Agos’s Terrible, Horrible Year|Kevin Fallon|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All these debates and doings made for juicy news, and the men of the local staff, ably bossed by Callahan, poured it out daily.
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire|H.L. Mencken|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You were really the first person to give him a juicy leading role, in Chasing Amy.
Kevin Smith's Marijuanaissance: On 'Tusk,' 'Falling Out' with Ben Affleck, and 20 Years of 'Clerks'|Marlow Stern|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gillian Flynn, the bestselling suspense writer of Gone Girl, has also spun out a juicy thriller.
Inside George R.R. Martin’s New Book (Mild Buzzkill: Only One Story is Martin’s)|William O’Connor|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anything involving that obscene level of cash will definitely have juicy stories behind it.
Speed Read: Kenneth Vogel’s ‘Big Money’ Shows How PACs Control Politics|William O’Connor|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The boy backed away from him, and stood a little distance off, holding out a nice, juicy potato this time.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
The sun was palely shining upon dry, clean pavements and upon roads juicy with black mud.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
This fruit is of the best description; it is full and juicy, and has a long, broad kernel in the middle.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
I was just thinking how lovely it would be to sit down before a large, juicy beefsteak, said Tootles incorrigibly.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
The result was that the sheep came right up to the door to nibble the young and juicy grass.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur

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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