DEFINITIONS

zesty

[ zes-tee ]
/ ˈzɛs ti /
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adjective, zest·i·er, zest·i·est.

full of zest; piquant: a zesty salad dressing.
energetic; active: zesty trading in growth stocks.

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What Makes Accents Appealing?What makes certain accents sexy and others harsh? “The RINE in SPINE fawls MINELY on tha PLINE!” In the song “The Rain in Spain” from the musical My Fair Lady, phonetics professor Henry Higgins (‘enry ‘iggins) pleads with Eliza Doolittle to say “Ay not I, O not Ow.” By the end of the song Eliza’s “AY-ing” and “O-ing” and pronouncing all her H’s. The guttersnipe is …
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Words related to zesty

piquant, spicy, pungent, poignant, racy, savory, peppery, tangy, biting, sarcastic, caustic, bitter, aromatic, sour, salty, sharp, acid, acrid, barbed, scathing

Words nearby zesty

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Origin of zesty

First recorded in 1925–30; zest + -y1
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