racy vs spicy

racy

adj
  • Exciting to the mind by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively. 

  • Mildly risqué. 

  • Involving a data race or a race condition. 

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

spicy

adj
  • Vigorous; colorful; stimulating. 

  • Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. 

  • Tangy, zesty, or pungent. 

  • Scandalous. 

  • Provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of chilis or similar hot spices 

  • Risqué, sexy, racy; mildly pornographic. 

How often have the words racy and spicy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )