1. (a.) Risque; suggestive; exciting; having a strong flavor\ indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich.

2. (superl.) Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.

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