saucy

  • 11saucy — saucily, adv. sauciness, n. /saw see/, adj., saucier, sauciest. 1. impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child. 2. pert; boldly smart: a saucy little hat for Easter. [1500 10; SAUCE + Y1] Syn. 1. rude, impudent, fresh, brazen …

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  • 12saucy — adjective 1 especially BrE saucy pictures, jokes etc are about sex in a way that is amusing but not shocking: saucy postcards 2 slightly rude, in a way that is amusing: a saucy remark saucily adverb sauciness noun (U) see also: sauce (2) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13saucy — /ˈsɔsi / (say sawsee) adjective (saucier, sauciest) 1. impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child. 2. piquantly pert; smart: saucy hat. {sauc(e) + y1} –saucily, adverb –sauciness, noun …

  • 14Saucy — Selzach Basisdaten Kanton: Solothurn Bezirk: Lebern BFS Nr …

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  • 15saucy — adjective /ˈsɔː.sɪ,ˈsɑ.si/ a) Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce. She is a loud, saucy child who doesnt show a lot of respect to her elders. b) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a way that is regarded as… …

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  • 16saucy — sauc|y [ˈso:si US ˈso:si] adj old fashioned saucy jokes, remarks etc are about sex in a way that is amusing but not shocking ▪ saucy postcards >saucily adv >sauciness n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17saucy — [[t]sɔ͟ːsi[/t]] saucier, sauciest ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is saucy refers to sex in a light hearted, amusing way. ...a saucy joke. Syn: cheeky …

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  • 18saucy — adjective, informal 1) you saucy girl! Syn: cheeky, impudent, impertinent, irreverent, forward, disrespectful, bold, as bold as brass, brazen, pert; informal fresh, lippy, mouthy, sassy Ant …

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  • 19saucy — adjective (saucier; est) Date: 1508 1. served with or having the consistency of sauce 2. a. impertinently bold and impudent b. amusingly forward and flippant ; irrepressible 3. smart, trim < a saucy little hat > • …

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  • 20saucy — sau•cy [[t]ˈsɔ si[/t]] adj. ci•er, ci•est 1) impertinent; insolent 2) pert; jaunty: a saucy little hat[/ex] • Etymology: 1500–10 sau′ci•ly, adv. sau′ci•ness, n …

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