as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
sassy kids shouting, "Out of our way, you old geezer!"
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Recent Examples of sassy
In addition to the proximity of their restaurants and their sassy couch poses, Ramsay and Vanderpump have also shared the small screen.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Social media users are escalating the long-simmering battle between Washington and Oregon into an all-out roast session, turning some of the Pacific Northwest's most majestic peaks into the sassiest of rivals.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The sassy Southern belle was known for her fashion, knack for art history and on-and-off relationship (but eventually very on) with Dwayne Wayne.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
One of the liveliest genre examples is director Raine Allen-Miller’s sassy London-set, day-long rom-com that doesn’t waste one nano-second of its flinty 82-minute running time.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Social media users are escalating the long-simmering battle between Washington and Oregon into an all-out roast session, turning some of the Pacific Northwest's most majestic peaks into the sassiest of rivals.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The sassy Southern belle was known for her fashion, knack for art history and on-and-off relationship (but eventually very on) with Dwayne Wayne.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
One of the liveliest genre examples is director Raine Allen-Miller’s sassy London-set, day-long rom-com that doesn’t waste one nano-second of its flinty 82-minute running time.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sassy
Adjective
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Here, Forbes Coaches Council members share wise strategies for tactfully and strategically highlighting your contributions at work.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Speaking of family, Nivola’s parents gave him some wise advice.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Picture high-collar zip-ups, bold color-blocking, and contrast piping for maximum throwback appeal.—
Victoria Montalti,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Muralist Jaya King’s bold mural spans both sides of the underpass on 21st Avenue, bringing vivid color to a neighborhood of tire shops and Mexican grocery stores.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This isn’t a super saucy dish, but the sauce is light and creamy and clings to the pasta and sausage nicely.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2025
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Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal are once again getting saucy at Katz’s Delicatessen.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Crawford gave the top its red carpet moment at the Mr. & Mrs. Smith premiere in 2005, cementing it as both a supermodel staple and a snapshot of mid-2000s fashion’s cheeky, slogan-loving era.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2025
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The signature transparency, cheeky humor and too-cool-for-school style remain.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The new offensive coaches will be tasked with not only providing fresh eyes to Seattle’s evaluation process but also developing the young players on the roster, such as centers Olu Oluwatimi and Jalen Sundell and guards Christian Haynes, Anthony Bradford and Sataoa Laumea.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
The Athletic,
10 Mar. 2025
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In the nation's capital, residents have seen the change steadily sweeping their communities lot by lot: A neighbor's red-brick rowhouse goes up for sale with a fresh coat of paint.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While the premise is ostensibly a tour through the different eras of New York City, the real purpose was to tour the different eras of SNL casts through this big, brassy prism.—
Joe Berkowitz,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2025
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On this Jimmy McHugh cover, her tone is brassy, and clearly influenced by rock singers — but more charming for it.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Estevez starred as Gordon Bombay, a cocky lawyer who's sentenced to community service after a DUI, a sentence that eventually takes the form of coaching the pee-wee players.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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The case coincides with suspicious activity occurring near the border where Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) — who used to work for the Navajo Tribal Police with Chee and Leaphorn and had a relationship with Chee — now gets drawn to cocky and handsome border agent Ivan Muños (Alex Meraz).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One chord appears to speak to the other, sounding almost impudent in their simplicity, equal parts ecstatic and heartbreakingly melancholic.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
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More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2024
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“Sassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sassy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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