Word Study
juicy
CIDE DICTIONARY
juicy, a.
- A bounding with juice; succulent. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Very profitable, or presenting the prospect of much profit; as, a juicy job; a juicy sales contract; a juicy customer ripe for the plucking. [PJC]
- Very interesting, especially due to scandalous or salacious nature; -- of information; as, juicy gossip. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
juicy, adj. (juicier, juiciest)
1 full of juice; succulent.
2 colloq. substantial or interesting; racy, scandalous.
3 colloq. profitable.
1 full of juice; succulent.
2 colloq. substantial or interesting; racy, scandalous.
3 colloq. profitable.
Derivative
juicily adv. juiciness n.
THESAURUS
juicy
agreeable, ambrosial, budding, callow, colorful, dainty, delectable, delicate, delicious, delightful, dewy, exciting, exquisite, fascinating, flavorsome, flowing, fluent, fluid, fluidal, fluidic, fluxible, fluxile, fluxional, fluxionary, good, good to eat, good-tasting, green, growing, gustable, gusty, immature, impubic, inexperienced, ingenuous, innocent, intact, interesting, intriguing, inviting, likable, liquid, liquidy, lively, lurid, luscious, lush, minor, moist, naive, nectareous, nectarous, new-fledged, nice, of gourmet quality, palatable, piquant, pleasing, provocative, provoking, racy, raw, readable, rich, ripening, risque, runny, sapid, sappy, savorous, savory, scrumptious, sensational, spicy, stimulating, stirring, succulent, suggestive, tantalizing, tasty, tender, thought-challenging, thought-inspiring, thought-provoking, thrilling, tickling, titillating, toothsome, unadult, underage, undeveloped, unfledged, unformed, unlicked, unmellowed, unripe, unseasoned, vernal, virginal, vivid, watery, yummyROGET THESAURUS
juicy
Fluidity
N fluidity, liquidity, liquidness, gaseity, fluid, inelastic fluid, liquid, liquor, lymph, humor, juice, sap, serum, blood, serosity, gravy, rheum, ichor, sanies, chyle, solubility, solubleness, hydrology, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, liquid, fluid, serous, juicy, succulent, sappy, ichorous, fluent, liquefied, uncongealed, soluble.Moisture
N moisture, moistness, humidity, humectation, madefaction, dew, serein, marsh, hygrometry, hygrometer, moist, damp, watery, madid, roric, undried, humid, sultry, wet, dank, luggy, dewy, roral, rorid, roscid, juicy, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin, saturated, swashy, soggy, dabbled, reeking, dripping, soaking, soft, sodden, sloppy, muddy, swampy, irriguous.For further exploring for "juicy" in Webster Dictionary Online