Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913 Spicy /spīs'-ē/ · Spi·cy · IPA /ˈspaɪsi/ 01 a. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes. 1. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes. “Led by new stars, and borne by spicy gales.” — Pope. 2. Producing, or abounding with, spices. “In hot Ceylon spicy forests grew.” — Dryden. 3. Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate. Syn. Aromatic; fragrant; smart; pungent; pointed; keen. See Racy.