saucy
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 5
/ˈsɔː.sɪ/
(UK)
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/ˈsɔː.sɪ/ (UK) · /ˈsɔ.si/ · /ˈsɑ.si/
Definition of saucy
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
“Bring the tomatoes to a boil and then simmer until they reach a saucy consistency.”
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adj
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Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
“Bring the tomatoes to a boil and then simmer until they reach a saucy consistency.”
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(figuratively)Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
“She is a loud, saucy child who doesn't show a lot of respect to her elders.”
“If this be knowne to you, and your Allowance, / We then haue done you bold, and ſaucie wrongs.”
“And books!—Thomson, Cowper, Scott;—she would buy them all over and over again; she would buy up every copy I believe, to prevent their falling into unworthy hands; and she would have every book that tells her how to admire an old twisted tree. Should not you, Marianne? Forgive me, if I am very saucy. But I was willing to shew you that I had not forgot our old disputes.”
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Impudently bold; pert.
“Her mouth was large, and she had a saucy, pronounced chin.”
- Sharp; pungent; piquant.
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Mildly erotic.
“I enjoyed the dancing, but my husband found it a little too saucy.”
“Saucy epaulet shoulder and full sleeves that fit into neat button trimmed cuffs.”
“An episode of ITV1's The X Factor which featured a Britney Spears impersonator performing a "saucy" routine in a body stocking did not breach the broadcasting code, media regulator Ofcom has ruled.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From sauce + -y.
Words you can make from saucy
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