sassier; sassiest
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: distinctively smart and stylish

Examples of sassy in a Sentence

Director J. J. Abrams has put the pop back in summer popcorn movies. His Star Trek, an exciting and sassy revamp of the classic sci-fi TV show and film series, is a blast in every sense of the word. Leah Rozen, People, 18 May 2009
Tamara, a youngish assistant district attorney who was wearing heels, Levi's, and a sassy blazer, was placing a tablecloth and vase with pink flowers on a table bearing a pink Sweet Sixteen banner and three pink-frosted Sams Club birthday cakes inscribed with "bring," "them," and "home" in black cursive icing. Samantha M. Shapiro, Mother Jones, March/April 2007
You might be in London, but the scene—from the counter stools and padded booths to the sassy waitresses and overhead TVs—is pure southern honky-tonk. Gourmet, March 2005
She bought some sassy high heels. The kid gave a sassy answer to the question.
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KoKo’s Earth Control (1928) Imaginative, sassy, surreal and nonlinear characterize films from the Fleischer Studios, which battled the Walt Disney Co. for animation supremacy during the 1920s and ’30s, with their competing styles delighting audiences and leading to many technical advancements. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024 The main leap forward is the approach to vocals, which connect rap’s penchant for melody in syncopation, Swift-pop’s flair for sassy specificity, and electronic music’s insistence that production—filters, beats, samples—is songwriting. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024 That sassy cut, which has become a staple of the season for millions, is back at No. 15 on the R&B Streaming Songs chart. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 As a result, this level was conceived as a multi- functional space anchored by a large, double-sided sofa, which is upholstered in a sassy leopard print. Pratyush Sarup, Architectural Digest, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sassy 

Word History

Etymology

alteration of saucy

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sassy was in 1833

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“Sassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sassy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

sassy

adjective
sassier; sassiest
: given to back talk : impudent

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