Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Home
Wordlists
Using OALD
OAAD
Oxford 3000
Academic Word List
Pictures
Usage notes
How To
Pronunciation Guide
Guide to Labels
Blog
Online Catalogue
Search results
pacy
adjective
Definition of
pacy adjective
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
pacy
adjective
(
also
pacey
)
ˈpeɪsi
ˈpeɪsi
(
British English
,
informal
)
1
(
of a book, film/movie, etc.
)
having a story that develops quickly
a pacy thriller
2
able to run quickly
Synonym
fast
a pacy winger who can also score goals