saucy
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saucy
- /ˈsɔːsi/ UK
- /ˈsoːsɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈsɔ.si/ US
- /ˈsɑ.si/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈsoːsi/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈsɔ.se/ Scotland
- /-sɪ/ Scotland
- /-si/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɔːsi
Where it comes from
From sauce + -y.
adjective saucier · sauciest · sauce-y · saucey · sawcy
- Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce. Bring the tomatoes to a boil and then simmer until they reach a saucy consistency.
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Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner 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.
Similar: audacious, bold, get wise, bold-faced, bold as brass, brassy, malapert, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocket
- Impudently bold; pert. Her mouth was large, and she had a saucy, pronounced chin.
- Sharp; pungent; piquant.
- Mildly erotic. I enjoyed the dancing, but my husband found it a little too saucy.
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adj similar to sauce
| Deutsch | soßenartig |
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adj impertinent or disrespectful
| Español | travieso, pícaro |
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| Français | effronté, impertinent |
| Deutsch | keck, kess, frech |
| Italiano | impertinente |
| Русский | де́рзкий dérzkij, на́глый náglyj, наха́льный naxálʹnyj |
adj mildly erotic
| Español | picante, atrevido, subido de tono, arriesgado, provocativo, insinuante |
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| Français | osé |
| Deutsch | gewagt |
| Русский | непристо́йный nepristójnyj, неприли́чный neprilíčnyj |
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