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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
