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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 spicy /ˈspaɪsi/
 (a.)香的,多香料的,辛辣的,下流的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Spi·cy a. [Compar. Spicier superl. Spiciest.]
 1. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes. “The spicy nut-brown ale.”
    Led by new stars, and borne by spicy gales.   --Pope.
 2. Producing, or abounding with, spices.
    In hot Ceylon spicy forests grew.   --Dryden.
 3. Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.
 Syn: -- Aromatic; fragrant; smart; pungent; pointed; keen. See Racy.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 spicy
      adj 1: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: piquant, savory,
              savoury, zesty]
      2: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue
         jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy
         details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty
         words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
         [syn: blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy,
          risque]
      3: having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;
         "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn
         chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" [syn: gingery,
          hot, peppery]
      [also: spiciest, spicier]