Ricey

//ˈɹaɪsi// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Containing rice.

    "Nor may the fleeteſt hawk, untired, explore / Where end the ricey groves that crown the ſhore."

  2. 2
    Resembling or characteristic of rice.

    "After some time they diminish in quantity, and present, in addition to the watery and ricey portions, some mucus, which still later becomes sanguineous, but is still accompanied by ricey and watery portions."

Example

More examples

"Nor may the fleeteſt hawk, untired, explore / Where end the ricey groves that crown the ſhore."

Etymology

From rice + -y.

More for "ricey"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.