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juicy

[ joo-see ]
/ ˈdŹ’u si /
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adjective, juicĀ·iĀ·er, juicĀ·iĀ·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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Origin of juicy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM juicy

juicĀ·iĀ·ly, adverbjuicĀ·iĀ·ness, noununĀ·juicĀ·iĀ·ly, adverbunĀ·juicĀ·y, adjective
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How to use juicy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for juicy

juicy
/ (ˈdŹ’uːsÉŖ) /

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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