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# juicy

«juicy» in Mova's school dictionary: **full of juice, such as a ripe fruit or well-cooked meat** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (juicy, juicier, juiciest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Juicy means full of juice, such as a ripe fruit or well-cooked meat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/#m1)

2) Juicy (informal) means interesting and exciting, especially gossip or news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/#m2)

3) Juicy can mean large or rewarding, like a juicy prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, juicy fruits like oranges, peaches and watermelons are tasty; in science they show that fruits contain a lot of water. In stories, «juicy gossip» is exciting news about people, but sharing gossip can hurt others. Phrases: a juicy apple, a juicy steak, juicy gossip, a juicy story.

### examples

- This peach is so juicy that it's dripping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/#x1)
- Watermelons are juicy because they are mostly water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/#x2)
- The burger was hot and juicy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/#x3)
- She had some juicy gossip about the new teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/#x4)
- Pick the juiciest orange in the bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/#x5)
- The detective found a juicy clue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/#x6)
- In imagination he saw the heath blossom and become purple with rich juicy berries, and the elder-bushes and lime-trees at Norre Vosborg in flower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/#x7)

### note

Comparative: juicier, juiciest (y becomes i). Noun: juice. Trap: «juicy gossip» sounds fun, but gossip can be unkind or untrue.

### In the corpora

- [In the park you spot a bush covered in shiny berries, red and juicy like sweets.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/392-poisonous-plants-to-stay-away-from-berries-foxglove-yew-and-nightshade/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «juicy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/juicy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.