juicy
Americanadjective
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full of juice; succulent.
a juicy pear.
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very profitable, appealing, interesting, satisfying, or substantive.
a juicy contract; a juicy part in a movie.
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very interesting or colorful, especially when slightly scandalous or improper.
a juicy bit of gossip.
- Synonyms:
- lurid, sensational, titillating, risqué, racy
adjective
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full of juice
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provocatively interesting; spicy
juicy gossip
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slang voluptuous or seductive
she's a juicy bit
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profitable
a juicy contract
Other Word Forms
- juicily adverb
- juiciness noun
- unjuicily adverb
- unjuicy adjective
Etymology
Origin of juicy
1400–50; late Middle English j ( o ) usy full of liquor. See juice, -y 1
Explanation
Something that's juicy is so moist that it's dripping with juice. There is nothing quite like eating a juicy, ripe peach in the summer. Perfect peaches and oranges and pears should be juicy when you bite into them. Aside from fruit, people also commonly describe meat as juicy. A story might be figuratively juicy too, if it's full of intriguing, gossipy details: "Did you read about that juicy scandal in the mayor's office?" Juicy comes from the Old French jus, "juice," with the Latin root ius, "broth, sauce, or juice."
Example Sentences
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This is about as juicy as things get.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
"You can have Japanese food, you can have Austrian food, you can have always the best steak," the Austrian-born restaurateur told AFP, as he seared a juicy tomahawk at a Tuesday press preview event.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
In the book, Pratt alleges that DiVello would remind cast members that if they followed orders, any rating boost could result in considerable financial bonuses, among other juicy incentives.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
"We get some very juicy roundtables," she said.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
Ma rubbed the carrot across the roughness until she had rubbed it all through the holes, and when she lifted up the pan, there was a soft, juicy mound of grated carrot.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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