racy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From race (“having a characteristic taste (of wines, fruits, etc.)”) + -y.

There is something good in all of them, and one or two are especially racy and piquant.'--ACADEMY. — The Talking Horse, and Other Tales, F. Anstey
He is an amusing old gossip, with a turn for racy comment and a finger in everybody’s pie. — Kilmeny of the Orchard, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
As the raciest wine makes the sharpest vinegar, so the richest fancies turn the most readily to acrimony. — Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection, Walter Savage Landor

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