as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
irritated his fellow travelers with saucy questions and comments
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Recent Examples of saucy
For a modest fee, Bradley created a new routine for Delroy, tailored to her abilities, incorporating the still trendy Charleston and other saucier moves popular in Black dance halls and night clubs in the mid-nineteen-twenties.
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Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Green has a toothier texture and fresher flavor; red is saucier with dusky, earthen undertones.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The onion looks cooked, and the tomatoes have broken up and combined with the water to become saucy, but there is nothing like tasting the pasta because who wants a simple pasta dinner with undercooked pasta?
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 May 2026
Choose from 10 housemade sauces, and revel in the crispy, juicy, saucy goodness.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
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Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Green has a toothier texture and fresher flavor; red is saucier with dusky, earthen undertones.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The onion looks cooked, and the tomatoes have broken up and combined with the water to become saucy, but there is nothing like tasting the pasta because who wants a simple pasta dinner with undercooked pasta?
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 May 2026
Choose from 10 housemade sauces, and revel in the crispy, juicy, saucy goodness.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saucy
Adjective
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Getting a handle on almost seven decades' worth of clutter is a wise move.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Wouldn't that be too difficult scheduling-wise?—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The screenplay from Christina Friel and Connor Wright tosses out the right sassy quips while the drag star-dominant cast get a bodacious opportunity to dance and sing, all making this an E-ticket ride that’s impossible to sashay away from without a big smile on your face.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Season 12 also marks the introduction of the best Big Brother addition ever with the Zingbot, a sassy wisecracking robot who shows up for the sole purpose of roasting the contestants.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Browne is intellectual, playful, cheeky — the domain of schoolboy dreams and art world fancy.—
Dave Schilling
Contributing
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Even by Swiftie standards, this auction is kinda cheeky.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Every small step toward ensuring our fellow neighbors have access to fresh, nutritious food helps to build a healthier, more vibrant community.—
Michael Farver,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Ferrari opted for a three-stop race to give Hamilton fresher tires on a track that is known to be hard on rubber, especially with track temperatures at 50 Celsius (122 F).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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May 21 – June 20 What message wants a brighter, bolder voice?—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
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This look tag-teams vertical ribbons of strawberry milk with bold candy apple red for a look that's nothing short of delectable.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Mantello wasn’t being impudent.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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His first goal was pretty enough, an inch-perfect sidefoot just inside Donnarumma’s far post, but his second was a work of impudent art.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In May, the brazen murder of a small-city mayor, allegedly by the CJNG, prompted angry protests targeting symbols of the state, which many residents accused of failing to combat spiraling violence.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Over time, their recruitment efforts became more brazen.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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His theater group the Mechanicals is preparing a stage adaptation of a 1974 French-Canadian film called Once Upon a Time in the East, in which Jimmy will play a brassy singer named Carmen — a clear indication that commercial success is not one of its top priorities.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Pick Three Naomi Fry on great entertainment from brassy broads.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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“Saucy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucy. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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