[
US
/ˈspɪk/
]
[ UK /spˈɪk/ ]
[ UK /spˈɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
completely neat and clean
a spick-and-span kitchen
the apartment was immaculate
their spic red-visored caps
in her immaculate white uniform
NOUN
- (ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent
How To Use spic In A Sentence
- Revenge is a by-the-book sequel, crowbarring in all of the memorable features of the first movie, spicing them up with even more ludicrous ultra violence and adding a few new twists to the tale.
- This was the reality glossed over in television fiction; indignity, suspicion, denial of the decencies. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
- Bouquet: The nose is alive with aromas of Turkish delight, spice , cloves dried herbs.
- A whoosh of freshly ground mocha coffee hits the nose and then, once the wine hits your mouth, it's joined by black fruits, liquorice, spice and a spray of refreshing acidity.
- The side dish the day I visited was a simple mixed olive salad, a mélange of black and green olives with spicy oil.
- The Canadian police doubted he was a genuine amnesiac and held him on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant.
- I clicked the 'Live Chat' button, and lo and behold, I was deposited in a chat room with what sounded suspiciously like a chatbot.
- You might well feel a tad suspicious of this literary agent's good fortune. Times, Sunday Times
- In itself, the letter will not stop fanaticism or allay age-old suspicions. Times, Sunday Times
- In fact, it should not recommend either, since the spicy salami, bocconcini and tomato panino is too stingy on fillings.
