SAUCIER

SAUCY

fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise

(adjective) improperly forward or bold; “don’t be fresh with me”; “impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup”; “an impudent boy given to insulting strangers”; “Don’t get wise with me!”

impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy

(adjective) characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; “a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Saucier (plural Sauciers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Saucier is the 5367th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6489 individuals. Saucier is most common among White (89.09%) individuals.

Anagrams

• scaurie, uricase

Etymology 1

Adjective

saucier

comparative form of saucy

Etymology 2

Noun

saucier (plural sauciers)

In a large professional kitchen, a cook responsible for preparing sauces and for sauteing foods on demand.

Ellipsis of saucier pan. (a chef's pan)

Synonyms

• sauce chef

Coordinate terms

(sauce chef)

• chef

• cook

• executive chef

• line chef / line cook

• master chef

• pastry chef

• prep chef / prep cook

• scullery maid

• short-order cook

• sous-chef

• sushi chef

• washer

Etymology 3

Noun

saucier (plural sauciers)

sauce pan (a pan used to cook up a sauce)

sauce boat (a pitcher, dish, or, bowl, used to serve sauce)

Anagrams

• scaurie, uricase

Source: Wiktionary


SAUCY

Sau"cy, a. [Compar. Saucier; superl. Sauciest.] Etym: [From Sauce.]

1. Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow. Am I not protector, saucy priest Shak.

2. Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence; impertinent; as, a saucy eye; saucy looks. We then have done you bold and sausy wrongs. Shak.

Syn.

– Impudent; insolent; impertinent; rude.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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