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
saucy (comparative saucier, superlative sauciest)
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.
• See also cheeky
• yucas
Source: Wiktionary
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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
