cheek·y

(chē′kē)

adj. cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est

Impertinently bold; impudent and saucy.

cheek′i·ly adv.

cheek′i·ness n.

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cheeky

(ˈtʃiːkɪ)

adj, cheekier or cheekiest

disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudent: a cheeky child.

ˈcheekily adv

ˈcheekiness n

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cheek•y

(ˈtʃi ki)

adj. cheek•i•er, cheek•i•est.

impudent; insolent.

[1855–60]

cheek′i•ly, adv.

cheek′i•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

cheeky - offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"

brash, nervy

forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"

cheeky

adjective impudent, rude, forward, fresh (informal), insulting, saucy, audacious, sassy (U.S. informal), pert, disrespectful, impertinent, insolent, lippy (U.S. & Canad. slang) They sat making cheeky comments about passers-by.
civil, mannerly, polite, respectful, courteous, well-behaved, deferential, decorous, complaisant, well-mannered

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

cheeky

adjective

Rude and disrespectful:

assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.

Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.

Slang: wise.

Translations

وَقِح

drzý

frækflabet

hävytön

drzak

ósvífinn

impudente insolente sfacciato

生意気な

뻔뻔한

brutaal

frekk nebbet uforskammet

zuchwały

atrevido

нахальный дерзкий

nesramen

fräck

ที่ไม่เคารพ

arsız edepsiz küstah saygısız

vô lễ

不要脸的厚脸皮的厚颜无耻的无礼的

cheeky

[ˈtʃiːkɪ] ADJ (cheekier (compar) (cheekiest (superl))) [person] → descarado, fresco; [question] → indiscreto, descarado; [grin] → malicioso
don't be cheeky! → ¡no seas descarado!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cheeky

[ˈtʃiːki] adj [person] → insolent(e), culotté(e); [grin, smile, remark] → insolent(e), provocateur/trice
Don't be cheeky! → Ne sois pas insolent!
a cheeky smile → un sourire provocateur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cheeky

adj (+er) (Brit) → frech, vorwitzig, dreist; remark, person, smile also → schnippisch; hat, dress → kess, flott; driving → schneidig, schnittig, frech; it’s a bit cheeky asking for another pay rise so soon → es ist etwas unverschämt, schon wieder eine Gehaltserhöhung zu verlangen; cheeky girl → freche Göre

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cheeky

[ˈtʃiːkɪ] adj → sfacciato/a, impudente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cheek

(tʃiːk) noun

1. the side of the face below the eye. pink cheeks.

2. impudence or disrespectful behaviour. He had the cheek to refuse me entrance.

ˈcheeky adjective

impudent. a cheeky remark.

ˈcheekiness noun

cheeky

→ وَقِح drzý fræk frech αναιδής descarado hävytön effronté drzak sfacciato 生意気な 뻔뻔한 brutaal frekk zuchwały atrevido нахальный fräck ที่ไม่เคารพ arsız vô lễ 厚脸皮的

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