saucy

Adjective Satellite

• characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
• improperly forward or bold

Adj

• Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
• Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
• Impudently bold; pert.
• Sharp; pungent; piquant.
• Mildly erotic.

Adjective

• Impertinent or cheeky in a playful or disrespectful way.

Examples

• Bring the tomatoes to a boil and then simmer until they reach a saucy consistency.
• I enjoyed the dancing, but my husband found it a little too saucy.
• She is a loud, saucy child who doesn't show a lot of respect to her elders.
• That saucy tile placement blocked his entire row, a truly impudent move.

Synonyms

fresh, impertinent, impudent, irreverent, overbold, pert, sassy, smart, wise, audacious, bold, bold as brass, bold-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocket, cute, dicacious, facey, familiar, flip, flippant, forward, insolent, malapert, petulant, saucy

Related Words

applesaucey, sassy, tomato-saucy, SAUCILY

Anagrams of saucy