juicy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having lots of juice.
  2. Exciting; titillating.
  3. Voluptuous, curvy, thick; sexy in those ways.
  4. Strong; thus, also painful.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒuːsi/ en-us-juicy.ogg

Word forms

juicy juicier juiciest juicey

Etymology

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

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