different between rousing vs racy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a?z??/
• Rhymes: -a?z??

Adjective

rousing (comparative more rousing, superlative most rousing)

1. That rouses or excites.

   rousing music

Verb

rousing

1. present participle of rouse

Noun

rousing (plural rousings)

1. The act by which somebody or something is roused.
   • 2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)

     Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both. Disposables can save parents repeated nighttime rousings or frequent sheet changes.

Anagrams

• nigrous, rugosin, souring

English

Etymology

race (“having a characteristic taste (of wines, fruits, etc.)”) +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?si/
• Rhymes: -e?si

Adjective

racy (comparative racier, superlative raciest)

1. Mildly risqué.

2. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil.

   Synonyms: fresh, rich

3. (figuratively, by extension) Exciting to the mind by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.
4. (programming) Involving a data race or a race condition.
   • 2016, Elvira Albert, Ivan Lanese, Formal Techniques for Distributed Objects, Components, and Systems

     We evaluate the automatic fence insertion procedure by running our tool on a number of different benchmarks containing racy code.

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Anagrams

• Cary, Cray, cary, cray

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra.t?s?/

Noun

racy f

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of raca