Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or fact of being saucy; hence, also, saucy language or conduct; impertinent presumption; impudence; contempt of superiors.
- noun Synonyms Impertinence, Effrontery, etc. (see
impudence malapertness.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being saucy; that which is saucy; impertinent boldness; contempt of superiors; impudence.
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- noun the property of being
saucy - noun an instance of saucy behavior
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inappropriate playfulness
Etymologies
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Examples
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She looked me up and down with what I can only describe as sauciness.
The Vesuvius Club Mark Gatiss 2004
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She looked me up and down with what I can only describe as sauciness.
The Vesuvius Club Mark Gatiss 2004
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Under this gospel of impunity, there grows up a religion which is itself a kind of sauciness to God, as little relieved, as possible, by any subduing property.
The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation. 1802-1876 1871
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Page 235 that some terrible and unpardonable crime, termed "sauciness" may yet become rife among the blacks.
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It's like a beautiful person whispering in your ear about what they would like to do to you: it makes your face go eek and your brain spin at the thought of what kind of sauciness could happen over the next couple of hours.
The Guardian World News Rob Smyth 2011
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"O, I'm bigger, that's all? and what might be called sauciness in a girl may be thought something more of in a young woman.
Jacob Faithful Frederick Marryat 1820
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"sauciness," and Fritz and Humphrey laughed in sympathy.
French and English A Story of the Struggle in America Evelyn Everett-Green 1894
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And when she delivers that line in front of a whole horde of attendants, making fun of, you know, this great military commander, you begin to see her sauciness.
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And when she delivers that line in front of a whole horde of attendants, making fun of, you know, this great military commander, you begin to see her sauciness.
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And when she delivers that line in front of a whole horde of attendants, making fun of, you know, this great military commander, you begin to see her sauciness.
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