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- pronunciation:
- ju
si
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adjective |
| inflections: |
juicier, juiciest |
| definition 1: |
If a food is juicy, it contains a lot of its own natural liquid. A juicy orange contains a lot of juice.
The lemons were very juicy, so we could make a lot of lemonade.My dad complained that his hamburger wasn't juicy. He told the waiter that it was too dry.- antonyms:
- dry
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| definition 2: |
If something is called "juicy," it is interesting and exciting in a certain way. If a story or magazine article, for example, is called "juicy," it contains things that people usually keep private or it talks about people doing bad things.
When the famous couple announced their divorce, Mrs. Ramirez wanted to know all the juicy details.When Mr. Collins went on vacation, he took a couple of juicy detective novels with him.- antonyms:
- dull
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| derivations: |
juicily (adv.), juiciness (n.) |
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