saucy adj

1 characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: impertinent, irreverent, pert]

2 improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, sassy] [also: sauciest, saucier]

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːsi

Adjective

1. Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a way that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.

   She is a loud, saucy child who doesn't show a lot of respect to her elders.

2. Impudently bold; pert; piquant.
3. Mildly erotic.

   My wife and I enjoyed the dancing, but she found it a little too saucy.

Translations

• Norwegian: frekk (1,2); dristig (3)

See also

• sauce
• sassy

arch, arrogant, audacious, bantam, biggety, bluff, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, challenging, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocky, combative, contemptuous, contumelious, crusty, daring, defiant, defying, derisive, disdainful, disregardful, disrespectful, facy, flip, flippant, fresh, frivolous, gally, gratuitous, greatly daring, impertinent, impudent, insolent, intrusive, light-minded, malapert, meddlesome, nervy, obtrusive, pert, procacious, regardless of consequences, rude, sassy, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, uncalled-for, volatile, wise, wise-ass