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# spicy

«spicy» in Mova's school dictionary: **Spicy food has a strong, hot or rich taste because it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (spicy, spicier, spiciest); noun spiciness

### meaning for a pupil

1) Spicy food has a strong, hot or rich taste because it contains spices such as chilli or pepper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spicy/#m1)

2) (informal) A spicy story or piece of news is a bit shocking, exciting or naughty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spicy/#m2)

3) Spicy can also describe a sweet, warm smell like that of spices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spicy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life it describes food: mild, medium, spicy; it warns that food may burn your mouth. In stories and gossip, spicy news is exciting and maybe rude. Phrases: spicy food, a bit spicy, too spicy, spicy gossip.

### examples

- This curry is too spicy for me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spicy/#x1)
- Do you want the mild sauce or the spicy one? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spicy/#x2)
- Drink some milk if your mouth burns from spicy food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spicy/#x3)
- Chilli makes the soup spicier. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spicy/#x4)
- The spiciest wings made Dad's eyes water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spicy/#x5)
- She told me some spicy gossip about the new teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spicy/#x6)
- Spicy food is popular in many countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spicy/#x7)

### note

Comparative: spicier, spiciest (y changes to i). «Spicy» often means «hot» in taste, not temperature: a cold salsa can still be spicy. «Hot» can mean either, so «hot soup» can be confusing.

### Trees and pragmatics

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