| Pronunciation: | | r'eyseenus
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] behavior or language bordering on indelicacy |
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RACINESS is a 8 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | gaminess, ribaldry, spiciness |
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| | See Also: | | indelicacy |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ra"ci*ness\, n.
The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.
The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style
were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a
purity always simple, and raciness often elegant.
--London
Times.
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