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
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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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Crisp bacon, juicy diced tomatoes and ribbons of shaved green cabbage get folded in at the end, where they stay cool, crunchy and unmistakably BLT-adjacent.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
When you bite into that big, juicy burger on this very special Fourth, relish it.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“The meat is so juicy, meltingly tender and flaky ... it’s way beyond expectations,” they said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
But the Jill Simpson tale was just too juicy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
For these women, my circumstances were a juicy story.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
That said, it’s good to be reminded that Kapuściński likely fabricated many of the juicier details in his 1978 book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Low borrowing costs often lead to a weaker dollar, because non-U.S. bonds offer foreign investors juicier yields.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
That is all the information we need to process the events of the album’s front half, which focuses on the juicier, jaw-dropping bits of this story.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2025
“I wanted it juicier, but there I was standing with a dried orange slice in my hand,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
I guess that’s a good enough reason for El because she’s quick to change the topic to something much juicier.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
In this choose-your-own-adventure Olympics, Americans have discovered the juiciest drama and funniest comedy on television is the reality show from Milan and the Dolomites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
Wendy’s hailed its newest addition as “the biggest and juiciest flavor to join Wendy’s iconic Frosty lineup yet.”
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024
A quick recap: OpenAI and ChatGPT burst onto the scene, dominated headlines, attracted millions of users and tens of billions in investment, and gave us 2023’s juiciest boardroom drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
In case you missed it, you can catch up on Nitish Pahwa’s coverage of all the juiciest tidbits from her testimony last week.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2023
He tentatively stabbed the chunk of meat, imagining that it was steak, the juiciest, best steak in the world.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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