saucy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/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

  1. 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

  1. 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.”
  2. (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.”
  3. Impudently bold; pert.
    “Her mouth was large, and she had a saucy, pronounced chin.”
  4. Sharp; pungent; piquant.
  5. 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.

Anagrams of saucy

1 play · all valid Scrabble

Words you can make from saucy

13 playable · top: YUCAS (10 pts)

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4-letter words

2 words

3-letter words

6 words

2-letter words

4 words

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