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UK
/sˈɔːsi/
]
[ US /ˈsɔsi/ ]
[ US /ˈsɔsi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner -
improperly forward or bold
don't be fresh with me
Don't get wise with me!
an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
How To Use saucy In A Sentence
- Shame to miscall the holy women who saved your saucy life for you. ' A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old
- He chased the unmigratory tropi-ducks from their shrewd-hidden nests, walked circumspectly among the crocodiles hauled out of water for slumber, and crept under the jungle-roof and spied upon the snow-white saucy cockatoos, the fierce ospreys, the heavy-flighted buzzards, the lories and kingfishers, and the absurdly garrulous little pygmy parrots. CHAPTER XV
- Now I, "says the saucy piece, teasing my lips with hers," have true lovers, because I delight to give pleasure as well as to take it - especially with my English bahadur. Flashman And The Mountain Of Light
- You could draw a line of descent from that cheeky 17th-century image straight to the saucy postcards of contemporary Blackpool. Times, Sunday Times
- But he gets more than he bargained for when his photographic evidence unearths a surprisingly saucy affair. The Sun
- Not only has she been in great demand, but her youthful on-screen tendency to look pained and always on the verge of tears has been replaced by a saucy, aggressive, womanly tone.
- They always look a little bit saucy and a long way away from school uniform tights. Times, Sunday Times
- These spicy and saucy ribs will tickle your taste buds and keep you coming back for more.
- Her wardrobe for the fall-spring season also changed and she adopted a bold, saucy and fashion forward style.
- If, however, you like your comedy no more postmodern than a saucy seaside postcard, read on.