different between tantalizing vs racy

English

Adjective

tantalizing (comparative more tantalizing, superlative most tantalizing)

1. Teasing; tempting, especially that which is beyond reach.

Derived terms

• tantalizingly

Translations

Verb

tantalizing

1. present participle of tantalize

Noun

tantalizing (plural tantalizings)

1. teasing temptation
   • 1848, Spalding Club, Aberdeen, Publications (issue 18, page 488)

     […] my resources against depressing thoughts and languor, amid the tantalizings of society […]

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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References

Anagrams

• Cary, Cray, cary, cray

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra.t?s?/

Noun

racy f

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of raca