juicy
Americanadjective
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juicier,
comparative
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juiciest
superlative
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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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Showalter and Antosca take the bones and juicy bits of Hoover’s book and make it more elegant, refined and contemporary, but keep all the craziness that viewers crave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Served on corn tortillas with diced onions and cilantro, the pork is juicy but fried until crisp around the edges and packed with flavor.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
On the juicy surface, under the leaden sky and floodlights, Pakistan's trio of seamers made life incredibly hard for England's batters after they resumed on 81-3.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The media is afraid it won’t get juicy headlines from Fed officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
It was large and juicy, almost red in the center, and so fragrant that I didn’t want to eat it because I would lose the smell.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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
That career has been treating her well lately, thanks to a series of roles juicier than most she has encountered as a performer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2024
“Yeah: Not only did school security launch a firecracker investigation, but there’s an even juicier rumor.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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
For those of you who are new to this place, this is some of the juiciest land in the juicy neighborhood of Westwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
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
The finished result was incredibly moist, maybe the juiciest roast turkey I have ever eaten.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 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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