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   Sau·cy

   /ˈsôsē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. impudent; flippant: "a saucy remark" Similar cheekyimpudentimpertinentirreverentforwardinsolentdisrespectfulflippantfamiliarpresumptuousaudaciousboldbold as brassbrazencockyout of lineshamelessinformal:freshfliplippymouthysmart-arsedsassynervysmart-assedarchaic:malapertOpposite politerespectful
   • 2. bold and lively; smart-looking: North American "a hat with a saucy brim" Similar jauntyrakishsportyraffishpertperkystylishdashingdapperinformal:nattysnazzysnappyspiffysassydated:gay
   • 3. sexually suggestive, typically in a way intended to be lighthearted: British "saucy songs" Similar suggestivetitillatingrisquérudebawdyracyribaldspicyinformal:raunchysmuttyfruitygamyOpposite demureprim

   Word Origin early 16th century (in the sense ‘savory, flavored with sauce’): from sauce + -y1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. saucily adverb
   • 2. sauciness noun

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