raciness
1. a strong odor or taste property - the pungency of mustard - the sulfurous bite of garlic - the sharpness of strange spices - the raciness of the wine • Syn: pungency, bite, sharpness • Derivationally related forms: racy, pungent (for: pungency) • Hypernyms: spiciness, spice, spicery 2. behavior or language bordering on indelicacy • Syn: gaminess, ribaldry, spiciness • Derivationally related forms: spicy (for: spiciness), racy, gamy (for: gaminess) • Hypernyms: indelicacy
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