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  • adjective comparative form of racy: more racy

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Examples

  • Cars built in America and overseas were even racier by 1968, when the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, seeking to reduce roadway accidents across nations of diverse languages and driving habits, took steps to standardize use of the stop sign in Europe.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Cars built in America and overseas were even racier by 1968, when the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, seeking to reduce roadway accidents across nations of diverse languages and driving habits, took steps to standardize use of the stop sign in Europe.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Shankman thinks he was specifically sought out to help tone down the musical's racier elements.

    So, How Sanitized Is Glee's Version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show? 2010

  • The Radar report also said Sheen had struck a deal with Lionsgate Television for a sitcom, in which he would play a racier version of his Two and a Half Men character.

    TBS Denies Talks with Charlie Sheen for New Show 2011

  • You can read some of the racier bits of John and Abigail's early correspondence in an excerpt from the book at our website.

    Dear John, Dear Abigail: A Love Story Through Letters 2010

  • I am not condoning the excessive use of what appears to be blood coming out of the hose, however, advertising to attract the younger generation keeps getting racier, more suggestive and the like; now this type of advertising appears to be spilling over into the hunting industry.

    Debate: Ads That Glorify The Kill 2009

  • Tall and lean, with a hawkish nose and a wry wit, he crafts wines which are a little leaner and racier than Lafon's, a style that has made him a favorite with sommeliers and other acid freaks i.e., fans of high-acid wines.

    A Place of Great Whites Confronts a Dark Mystery Jay McInerney 2011

  • There were actually two showings: One, on the late side, featured racier footage i.e. the nudity that was cut out of a cleaner one that was screened on the earlier side.

    Nightlife Baron Throws 'Shoe' Into the Mix Marshall Heyman 2011

  • Now it seems Google may have cleaned up Google Images, as well, weeding out the racier autocomplete suggestions.

    Did Google Clean Up Its Sexy Search Suggestions? See Google Images' X-Rated Alphabet Before And After The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • I am not condoning the excessive use of what appears to be blood coming out of the hose, however, advertising to attract the younger generation keeps getting racier, more suggestive and the like; now this type of advertising appears to be spilling over into the hunting industry.

    Debate: Ads That Glorify The Kill 2009

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