Definition of "spicey"

The English Cooks keep all their Spices in separate boxes, but the French Cooks make a spicey mixture that does not discover a predominancy of any one of the spices over the others.

1806, Alexander Hunter, Culina Famulatrix Medicinæ, page 125

On each plate a food poem can appear. One might describe eating an ice cream cone on a summer day; another might mention the spicey taste of chili con carne or relishes on a hot dog.

1972, Lee Bennett Hopkins, “[‘The Water’s Starting to Bleed!’ A Potpourri of Poetry Ideas] Poetry Activities for All Grades”, in Pass the Poetry, Please! Using Poetry in Pre-Kindergarten-Six Classrooms, New York, N.Y.: Citation Press, page 122

And the spicey smell of chadon beni is everywhere, blessed thistle, a cilantro which grows like a weed.

2014, Monique Roffey, House of Ashes, London: Simon & Schuster, page 312

It’s also a good one to prepare in advance, as the fish balls benefit from an overnight stay in the fridge, plus spicey sauces always bloom, given some time…

2015, Sophie Thompson, My Family Kitchen: Favourite Recipes from Four Generations, London: Faber & Faber, page 53