racily

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rac·y

(rā′sē)

adj. rac·i·er, rac·i·est

1. Having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste.

2. Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent.

3. Risqué; ribald.

4. Vigorous; lively.

[From race.]

rac′i·ly adv.

rac′i·ness n.

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Adv.

racily - in a racy manner; "racily vernacular language"

Translations

بِطَعْمٍ ذَكي

s vervou

friskt

elevenenízesen

líflega

svojrázne

canlı bir şekilde

活泼地

racily

adv write → schwungvoll, feurig

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racy

(ˈreisi) adjective

lively. a racy style of writing.

ˈracily adverb

ˈraciness noun

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The sun shone clearly and pleasantly; the wind was fresh and brisk upon their faces, and smelt racily of woods and meadows.

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Scott Buchanan, a director at Flear & Thomson, is one of the lucky few who has already had a chance to inspect the racily named Stinger.

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There's even humour, with the final song racily depicting a football match between angels and devils.

REVIEWS

And then last night, he was in Liverpool for the world premiere of his Concerto for Orchestra, commissioned by the Phil to mark its 175th anniversary, and titled, a little racily (more of that anon) Intimate Curve.

Review

Segel and Diaz make a great couple and the film gets better and more racily funny as it goes on.

Racy rom-com's set to seduce; MOVIE

A key aim is to get businesses to buy into the racily titled process of digital enablement, where digital technologies are used to improve businesses across all sectors.

Our message: This region is working together

Tomes on India's nuclear establishment are seldom racily written or free from rhetoric.