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racy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
racy
(adjective)
racy
/
ˈ
reɪsi/
adjective
racier
;
raciest
racy
/
ˈ
reɪsi/
adjective
racier
;
raciest
Britannica Dictionary definition of RACY
[
also more racy; most racy
]
:
exciting, lively, or amusing often in a way that is slightly shocking
a
racy
[=
risqué
] novel/movie
racy
humor
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— racily
/
ˈ
reɪsəli/
adverb
a
racily
explicit movie
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ˈ
reɪsinəs/
noun
[
noncount
]
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