Racy /(rā"sy̆)/

Ra·cy

Racy

a.
  1. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.
    The racy wine, Late from the mellowing cask restored to light.
  2. Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively; vigorous; spirited.
    Our raciest, most idiomatic popular words.
    Burns's English, though not so racy as his Scotch, is generally correct.
    — H. Coleridge.
    The rich and racy humor of a natural converser fresh from the plow.
    — Prof. Wilson.
  3. Somewhat suggestive of sexual themes; slightly improper; risqué.
    Rich, racy verses, in which we The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and see.
    — Cowley.