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cheeky

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cheek·y  (chk)
adj. cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est
Impertinently bold; impudent and saucy.

cheeki·ly adv.
cheeki·ness n.

cheeky [ˈtʃiːkɪ]
adj cheekier, cheekiest
disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudent a cheeky child
cheekily  adv
cheekiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cheeky - offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
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
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 alsoschnippisch; hat, dresskess, flott; drivingschneidig, schnittig, frech; it’s a bit cheeky asking for another pay rise so soones ist etwas unverschämt, schon wieder eine Gehaltserhöhung zu verlangen; cheeky girlfreche Göre

cheeky [ˈtʃiːkɪ] adjsfacciato/a, impudente

cheeky ممتلئ الخدين 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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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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