Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Racy \Ra"cy\, a. [Compar. {Racier}; superl. {Raciest}.] [From
   {Race} a tribe, family.]
   1. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct
      characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh;
      rich.

            The racy wine, Late from the mellowing cask restored
            to light.                             --Pope.

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

            Our raciest, most idiomatic popular word. --M.
                                                  Arnold.

            Burn's English, though not so racy as his Scotch, is
            generally correct.                    --H.
                                                  Coleridge.

            The rich and racy humor of a natural converser fresh
            from the plow.                        --Prof.
                                                  Wilson.

   Syn: Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant.

   Usage: {Racy}, {Spicy}. Racy refers primarily to that
          peculiar flavor which certain wines are supposed to
          derive from the soil in which the grapes were grown;
          and hence we call a style or production racy when it
          ``smacks of the soil,'' or has an uncommon degree of
          natural freshness and distinctiveness of thought and
          language. Spicy, when applied, has reference to a
          spirit and pungency added by art, seasoning the matter
          like a condiment. It does not, like racy, suggest
          native peculiarity. A spicy article in a magazine; a
          spicy retort. Racy in conversation; a racy remark.

                Rich, racy verses, in which we The soil from
                which they come, taste, smell, and see.
                                                  --Cowley.

Source : WordNet®

racy
     adj 1: full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style" [syn: {lively}]
     2: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue
        jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy
        details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty
        words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
        [syn: {blue}, {gamy}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty}, {risque},
         {spicy}]
     [also: {raciest}, {racier}]

racier
     See {racy}