juicy

CEFRB1

/ˈd͡ʒuːsi/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Containing a lot of juice.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Exciting; titillating.

Examples

  • I love the taste when I bite into a juicy peach.

  • The figs of Atush are sweet and juicy.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Voluptuous, curvy, thick; sexy in those ways.

  2. Having lots of juice.

  3. Strong; thus, also painful.

More examples

In context

  • a juicy pot roast

  • a juicy peach

  • Near-synonyms: saucy, spicy

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The fresh, ripe peach was incredibly blank and sweet, dripping with juice.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English jousy, jowsy (“drunken”, literally “full of juice (liquor)”). By surface analysis, juic(e) + -y.