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saucily, adv.|ˈsɔːsɪlɪ|
Also 6 saucely, 6–7 sawcely, 7 sawcily.
[f. saucy + -ly2.]
In a saucy manner, in various senses of the adj.
1548Elyot Dict., Proterue, proudely, immoderately, shamefully, saucily, knappishely. 1552Huloet, Sawcely. 1592Warner Alb. Eng. vii. xxxvii. 166, I beare a mind lesse bace than that I can digest your Drudge with me so saucely should chat. 1599Broughton's Lett. vi. 19 You began to stirre,..malepartly answering his Grace with scornfull letters, and subscribing them..most saucely. 1617Moryson Itin. ii. 63 The Townes..stood so saucily upon their priviledges, as a sharpe rod and strong hand were requisite to amend them. 1651Davenant Gondibert ii. i. 31 Even from the Temples, Angels soon withdrew; So sawcely th' afflicted there complain'd. 1668Clarendon Contempl. Ps. Tracts (1727) 443 We have..saucily used and prophaned some of the expressions which by the dictate of God's own spirit they have thought fit to make use of. 1709Steele Tatler No. 44 ⁋5 [He] makes him speak sawcily of his Betters. 1712Arbuthnot John Bull ii. xi, The more young and unexperienc'd he us'd to teach to talk Saucily. 1768Priv. Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 218 Some printers who saucily mentioned our debates were ordered to attend. 1853Reade Chr. Johnstone xv. 276 She then smiled saucily in his face. 1900Crockett Love Idylls (1901) 27 Bell's saucily unconscious air of command piqued him. |