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adj. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich. Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.

Syn. - Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant. - Racy, Spicy. Racy refers primarily to that peculiar flavor which certain wines are supposed to derive from the soil in which the grapes were grown; and hence we call a style or production racy when it 'smacks of the soil,' or has an uncommon degree of natural freshness and distinctiveness of thought and ...