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Webster 1913 Edition


Racy

Ra′cy

(rā′sy̆)
,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Racier
(rā′sĭ-ẽr)
;
sup
erl.
Raciest
.]
[From
Race
a tribe, family.]
1.
Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
The
racy
wine,
Late from the mellowing cask restored to light.
Pope.
2.
Hence:
Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively; vigorous; spirited.
Our
raciest
, most idiomatic popular words.
M. Arnold.
Burns’s English, though not so
racy
as his Scotch, is generally correct.
H. Coleridge.
The rich and
racy
humor of a natural converser fresh from the plow.
Prof. Wilson.
Syn. – Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant; risqué.
Racy
,
Spicy
. Racy refers primarily to that peculiar flavor which certain wines are supposed to derive from the soil in which the grapes were grown; and hence we call a style or production racy when it “smacks of the soil,” or has an uncommon degree of natural freshness and distinctiveness of thought and language. Spicy, when applied to style, has reference to a spirit and pungency added by art, seasoning the matter like a condiment. It does not, like racy, suggest native peculiarity. A spicy article in a magazine; a spicy retort. Racy in conversation; a racy remark.
Rich,
racy
verses, in which we
The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and see.
Cowley.

Webster 1828 Edition


Racy

RA'CY

,
Adj.
[L. radix.]
Strong; flavorous; tasting of the soil; as racy cider; racy wine.
Rich racy verses, in which we the soil from which they come, taste, smell and see.

Definition 2024


racy

racy

English

Adjective

racy (comparative racier, superlative raciest)

  1. Mildly risqué, exciting.
    She wore a racy dress that was just barely appropriate for the occasion.
  2. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
  3. Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.

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Polish

Noun

racy f

  1. genitive singular of raca
  2. dative singular of raca
  3. locative singular of raca