JUICY


Meaning of JUICY in English

— juicily , adv. — juiciness , n.

/jooh"see/ , adj., juicier, juiciest .

1. full of juice; succulent: a juicy pear.

2. very profitable, appealing, interesting, satisfying, or substantive: a juicy contract; a juicy part in a movie.

3. very interesting or colorful, esp. when slightly scandalous or improper: a juicy bit of gossip.

[ 1400-50; late ME j ( o ) usy full of liquor. See JUICE, -Y 1 ]

Syn. 3. racy, risqué, titillating, sensational, lurid.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .