Saucy
['sɔːsɪ] or ['sɔsi]
Definition
(superl.) Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow.
(superl.) Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence; impertinent; as, a saucy eye; saucy looks.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Impertinent, impudent, pert, insolent, cavalier, rude, forward, bold, flippant, malapert.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Pert, forward, flippant, impudent, insolent, disrespectful
ANT:Deferential, civil, respectful, fair-spoken, glozing, mealy-mouthed,obsequious, servile, snivelling, slavish
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Definition
adj. (comp. Sau′cier,superl. Sau′ciest) sharp: pungent: insolent: overbearing: wanton: impudent pert.—adv. Sau′cily.—n. Sau′ciness."
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Examples
- I wish I could, and be done with it, said I, trying not to be saucy. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Becky laughed, gay and saucy looking, and swept the prettiest little curtsey ever seen. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In defence of your protege you can even be saucy. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Becky looked at her husband, and then at Sir Pitt, with an air of saucy triumph--as much as to say, Shall I betray you? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The most rebellious, saucy, impudent dog! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Perhaps he would, had she looked saucy; but her air never showed less of _cr?nerie_. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You know what a good-for-nothing, saucy boy I always was. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- So, then, said Eliza, imitating the motion,--and I must stamp, and take long steps, and try to look saucy. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I know he's always a saucy creature, said Rosa, poising herself on one of her little feet, and looking maliciously at Adolph. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Jo had grown quite her own saucy self again since Teddy came home. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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