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单词 sauciness
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saucinessn.

Brit. /ˈsɔːsɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsɔsinᵻs/, /ˈsɑsinᵻs/
Forms: 1500s–1600s saucines, 1500s–1600s saucinesse, 1500s–1600s saucynes, 1500s–1600s sawciness, 1500s–1600s sawcinesse, 1500s–1600s sawcynesse, 1500s–1600s sawsinesse, 1600s saucyness, 1600s–1700s sawcyness, 1600s– sauciness.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: saucy adj.1, -ness suffix.
Etymology: < saucy adj.1 + -ness suffix.
The quality of being saucy (in various senses of the adjective); esp. (in early use) insolent presumption, impudence; (now) sexiness, suggestiveness; cheekiness.
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the mind > emotion > pride > overweening or presumption > [noun]
presumptiona1250
overweena1300
jollitya1340
overweening1340
overhopec1390
surfeitryc1425
presumptuousnessa1450
outrecuidance?c1450
sauciness1534
presumptiousness1550
presume1590
confidence1597
assuming1602
self-assumption1609
overweeningness1621
self-assuming1644
assumingnessa1832
assumptiousness1870
hubris1884
hybris1920
the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > pertness or brashness
sauciness1534
pertness1573
puppyism1776
sauce1786
puppyhood1849
puppydom1855
puppyishness1879
freshness1880
brashness1883
whipper-snapping1925
1534 N. Udall Floures for Latine Spekynge gathered oute of Terence f. 181 Howe nere thy saucynes had vndone me, or, howe thy malopertnes had almooste vtterly caste me awey.
1582 in Bible (Rheims) Luke iii. 36 (marginal note) Whereby we learne the intolerable saucines of the Caluinists, and their contempt of holy Scripture, that dare so deale with the very Gospel it self.
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxv. 547 The magistrates..gaue place to the furious rage and malapart saucinesse of a few.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. ii. 28 Your sawcinesse will iest vpon my loue, And make a Common of my serious howres. View more context for this quotation
1676 J. Glanvill Ess. vii. 6 All demean'd themselves with much sawciness and irreverence towards God.
1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 225. ⁋3 Familiarity in Inferiors is Sauciness.
1713 J. Addison Late Tryal Count Tariff 9 Speaking against his Superiours with Sauciness and Contempt.
1834 F. Marryat Jacob Faithful II. iv. 96 What might be called sauciness in a girl, may be thought something more of in a young woman.
1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. v. 126 Her sauciness was always charming, because it was without emphasis.
1892 E. Everett-Green Church & King xix. 380 She answered with charming frankness, and just that spice of sauciness which most delighted the King.
1901 W. C. Russell Ship's Adventure i. 7 The sauciness..of the repose of her hands upon her hips.
1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 Jan. The food is overcooked and the waiters cross the line from charming sauciness to downright rudeness.
2011 Sunday Times 2 Jan. i. 21/1 The sauciness of a seaside postcard cartoon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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