Juicy Meaning
/ˈd͡ʒuːsi/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving lots of juice.
adjExciting; titillating.
Sentence Examples
I love the taste when I bite into a juicy peach.
The figs of Atush are sweet and juicy.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The fresh, ripe peach was incredibly ____ and sweet, dripping with juice.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The steak was ____ and tender, and it had a wonderful flavor that everyone enjoyed very much.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English jousy, jowsy (“drunken”, literally “full of juice (liquor)”). By surface analysis, juic(e) + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If you’re looking for juicier confessions – that is, admissions of the kinds of sins unearthed on detective shows or reality TV – then you’ll want to look elsewhere. My sinning life is rather uneventful."
— 2014 November 12, James Martin, “Confessions of a Catholic priest”, in CNN:
"Here are the five juiciest redactions from the Flynn sentencing document, with some context and a smidge of informed speculation about What It All Means."
— 2018 December 5, Chris Cillizza, “The 5 juiciest redactions in Michael Flynn’s sentencing document”, in CNN:
"“Gossip” is about a lot more than just juicy tidbits and the columnists that peddle them, presenting a multifaceted look at gossip’s role in the newspaper/media ecosystem and at Rupert Murdoch’s enterprises in particular."
— 2021 August 20, Brian Lowry, “‘Gossip’ charts how tabloid tattlers ‘escaped from their cages’ and rippled through the media”, in CNN:
"The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood."
— 2025 September 22, Arwa Mahdawi, “107 Days by Kamala Harris review – no closure, no hope”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
"“Your head feels funny, doesn't it?”
“It does rather,” I said, the bump I had given it had been a juicy one, and the temples were throbbing."
— 1960, (P. G. Wodehouse, “chapter V”, in Jeeves in the Offing:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fresh, ripe peach was incredibly ____ and sweet, dripping with juice.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The steak was ____ and tender, and it had a wonderful flavor that everyone enjoyed very much.