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cheeky [ˈtʃiːkɪ] adj cheekier, cheekiest
disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudent a cheeky child cheekily adv cheekiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 Translations cheeky [ˈtʃiːkɪ] ADJ (cheekier (compar) (cheekiest (superl))) [person] → descarado, fresco; [question] → indiscreto, descarado; [grin] → malicioso don't be cheeky! → ¡no seas descarado! 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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You hain't done a thing from the start that had any sense in it, except coming out so cool and cheeky with that imaginary blue-arrow mark. You needn't think that just because the Doctor won't let us give you what you deserve, that you can be as cheeky as you like "I wish to God she'd say something really cheeky," he raged to himself, "so that I could report her and get her sacked. |
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