Spicy vs. Spiky — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Spicy and Spiky
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Spicy
Flavoured with or fragrant with spice
Pasta in a spicy tomato sauce
Spiky
Having many spikes or sharp projecting points
A spiky cactus
Spicy
Having the flavor, aroma, or quality of spice.
Spiky
Easily offended or annoyed
She sounded spiky and defensive
He's a quality player but he's got a bit of a spikey attitude
Spicy
Piquant; zesty
A spicy tomato sauce.
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Spiky
Having one or more projecting sharp points.
Spicy
Producing or abounding in spices.
Spiky
Grouchy or cross in temperament.
Spicy
High-spirited; lively.
Spiky
Having spikes, spiny.
Spicy
Slightly scandalous; risqué
A spicy Hollywood romance.
Spiky
Hostile; standoffish
A spiky personality
Spicy
Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.
He prepared a spicy casserole.
Spiky
Of hair, erect, resembling spikes.
Spicy
(of flavors) Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chilis or similar hot spices
This curry is too spicy for me. I can't eat it.
Spiky
Like a spike; spikelike.
These spiky, vivid outbursts of metallic vapors.
Spicy
(of flavors or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent.
She breathed in the strong, spicy aroma.
Spiky
Having a sharp point, or sharp points; furnished or armed with spikes.
Or by the spiky harrow cleared away.
The spiky wheels through heaps of carnage tore.
Spicy
(of expression or behavior) Vigorous; colorful; stimulating.
He is known for his spicy political commentary.
Spiky
Having or as if having especially high-pitched spots;
Absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass
Spicy
Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic.
I don't want my children to see the spicy images on this web site.
Spicy
Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes.
Led by new stars, and borne by spicy gales.
Spicy
Producing, or abounding with, spices.
In hot Ceylon spicy forests grew.
Spicy
Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.
Spicy
Having an agreeably pungent taste
Spicy
Suggestive of sexual impropriety;
A blue movie
Blue jokes
He skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
A juicy scandal
A naughty wink
Naughty words
Racy anecdotes
A risque story
Spicy gossip
Spicy
Having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;
Gingery Chinese food
Hot peppers
Hot curry
Corn chips with peppery salsa
Spicy tomato sauce
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