Antonyms of adj spicy

3 senses of spicy

Sense 1
piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste)

INDIRECT (VIA tasty) -> tasteless -- (lacking flavor)

Sense 2
hot, spicy -- (producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot")

INDIRECT (VIA tasty) -> tasteless -- (lacking flavor)

Sense 3
blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, 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")

INDIRECT (VIA sexy) -> unsexy -- (not sexually aroused or arousing)

Similarity of adj spicy

3 senses of spicy

Sense 1
piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty -- (having an agreeably pungent taste)
       => tasty (vs. tasteless) -- (pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel")

Sense 2
hot, spicy -- (producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves; "hot salsa"; "jalapeno peppers are very hot")
       => tasty (vs. tasteless) -- (pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel")

Sense 3
blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, 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")
       => sexy (vs. unsexy) -- (marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes")

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