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saucy [ˈsɔːsɪ] adj saucier, sauciest
1. impertinent 2. pert; jaunty a saucy hat saucily adv sauciness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
saucy adjective impudent, cheeky (informal), impertinent, forward, fresh (informal), flip (informal), rude, sassy (U.S. informal), pert, disrespectful, flippant, presumptuous, insolent, lippy (U.S. & Canad. slang), smart-alecky (informal) a saucy joke Translations saucy [ˈsɔːsɪ] ADJ (saucier (compar) (sauciest (superl))) 2. (esp Brit) [joke, humour, postcard, photo] → picante; [clothes] → provocativo saucy adj (+er) (= suggestive) joke, humour → anzüglich, schlüpfrig; picture, clothes → gewagt, aufreizend; with her hat at a saucy angle → mit frech or keck aufgesetztem Hut saucy [ˈsɔːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (impertinent) → sfacciato/a, impertinente; (look) → provocante saucy [ˈsɔːsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (impertinent) → sfacciato/a, impertinente; (look) → provocante 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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His fishing-boat was called The Saucy Sally--a cutter-rigged sloop. you are below my anger; and it is beneath me to give ill words to such an audacious saucy trollop; but, hussy, I must tell you, your breeding shows the meanness of your birth as well as of your education; and both very properly qualify you to be the mean serving-woman of a country girl. Again, a young girl, more bold and saucy than was fitting, brushed the priest's black robe, singing in his face the sardonic ditty, "niche, niche, the devil is caught. |
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