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单词 sauciness
释义

saucy

adjective

ˈsȯ-sē How to pronounce saucy (audio)
ˈsa-
saucier; sauciest
1
: served with or having the consistency of sauce
2
a
: impertinently bold and impudent
b
: amusingly forward and flippant : irrepressible
3
: smart, trim
a saucy little hat
saucily
ˈsȯ-sə-lē How to pronounce saucy (audio)
ˈsa-
adverb
sauciness
ˈsȯ-sē-nəs How to pronounce saucy (audio)
ˈsa-
noun

Synonyms

  • arch
  • audacious
  • bold
  • bold-faced
  • brash
  • brassbound
  • brassy
  • brazen
  • brazen-faced
  • cheeky
  • cocksure
  • cocky
  • fresh
  • impertinent
  • impudent
  • insolent
  • nervy
  • sassy
  • wise
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Example Sentences

irritated his fellow travelers with saucy questions and comments
Recent Examples on the Web Top it with about 4 slices of the saucy peaches and raspberries. G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 Beside the tables, a TV is set up, tuned to a video podcast about the latest corrido artists whose music fills the air as customers tear into saucy chorreadas and snappy vampiros. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2022 That’s the beauty of food and adventure, that something as simple as saucy grits can be downright magical on Oregon’s John Day River. Tim Neville, Outside Online, 21 July 2022 So do the stalls that sell the popular dish, chicken mayo, with its saucy blend of onions and peppers. New York Times, 13 July 2022 Add spaghetti, the rest of the zucchini, and cheese, and continue stirring until cheese and spaghetti water form a saucy emulsion. Daniel Ford, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022 Carden brings vulnerability and an undeniable sexiness to Greta, whose saucy charm masks a survivor's hypervigilance. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022 Jenner is no stranger to wearing archival vintage pieces, donning the likes of a saucy Tom Ford-era Gucci dress and a barely-there Versace halter top. Vogue, 4 Aug. 2022 Onstage, onscreen and in books, her novels have been recast as slapstick farces, fantasy mash-ups, all-hands-on-deck Bollywood extravaganzas and saucy rom-coms. New York Times, 20 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

saucy

adjective

ˈsȯ-sē How to pronounce saucy (audio)
saucier; sauciest
1
: being rude and disrespectful : sassy
a saucy manner
2
: stylish in dress or appearance
a saucy hat

sauciness

noun

as in nerve
shameless boldness it takes an incredible amount of sauciness to ask a total stranger what her age is

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • nerve
  • gall
  • cheekiness
  • arrogance
  • pertness
  • brashness
  • confidence
  • audaciousness
  • sauce
  • brazenness
  • effrontery
  • presumption
  • assurance
  • audacity
  • presumptuousness
  • brassiness
  • chutzpah
  • temerity
  • crust
  • brass
  • cheek
  • face
  • hutzpah
  • nerviness
  • cockiness
  • sass
  • impudence
  • chutzpa
  • insolence
  • impertinence
  • sanguinity
  • ungraciousness
  • hutzpa
  • inconsiderateness
  • rudeness
  • overconfidence
  • hardihood
  • impoliteness
  • disrespect
  • swagger
  • self-assurance
  • inconsideration
  • incivility
  • self-confidence
  • back talk
  • discourteousness
  • swash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • modesty
  • bashfulness
  • timidity
  • diffidence
  • shyness
  • hesitancy
  • manners
  • timorousness
  • gentility
  • timidness
  • faintheartedness
  • graciousness
  • civility
  • courtesy
  • courteousness
  • mannerliness
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