Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Racy

Racy (rā"sy) , adjective

[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.
Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively; vigorous; spirited.
Our raciest, most idiomatic popular words. — M. Arnold
Burns'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
3.
Somewhat suggestive of sexual themes; slightly improper; risqué.
Rich, racy verses, in which we The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and see. — Cowley