Saucy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɔːsɪ|  American pronunciation of the word saucy
Brit.  |ˈsɔːsɪ|  British pronunciation of the word saucy

adjective

- characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality (syn: impertinent, irreverent, pert)
- improperly forward or bold (syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, smart, wise)

Extra examples

...irritated his fellow travelers with saucy questions and comments...

But now I am cabin'd, cribb'd, confined, bound in to saucy doubts and fears. (W. Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act III, Scene IV)

Word forms

adjective
comparative: saucier
superlative: sauciest
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