Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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spicy

/ˈspaɪsi/ adjective

Forms spicier spiciest spicey

  1. adjective Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. “He prepared a spicy casserole.”
  2. adjective Of a flavor, provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin or a similar chemical. “This curry is too spicy for me. I can't eat it.”
  3. adjective Of a food, flavor, or odor, tangy, zesty, or pungent. “She breathed in the strong, spicy aroma.”
  4. adjective Of an expression or behavior, vigorous; colorful; stimulating. “He is known for his spicy political commentary.”
  5. adjective (informal, idiomatic) Scandalous.
  6. adjective (Internet slang) Risky; mildly aggressive or dangerous. “Look at the little wildcub! That's one spicy ball of fur.”
  7. adjective (Internet slang) Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic. “I don't want my children to see the spicy images on this web site.”

Synonyms

hot spicy-hot piquant fiery pungent tangy zesty savory savoury blue gamy gamey juicy naughty racy risque

Antonyms

bland mild spiceless unspicy

Etymology

From spic(e) + -y. First attested in the 16th century.

Webster’s 1913

  1. adjective Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant; aromatic; as, spicy breezes. "The spicy nut-brown ale." Milton.
  2. adjective Producing, or abounding with, spices.

Etymology [From Spice.]

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “spicy”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details