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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Saucy  \Sau"cy\,  a.  [Compar.  {Saucier};  superl.  {Sauciest}.] 
  [From  {Sauce}.] 
  1.  Showing  impertinent  boldness  or  pertness;  transgressing 
  the  rules  of  decorum;  treating  superiors  with  contempt; 
  impudent;  insolent;  as  a  saucy  fellow. 
 
  Am  I  not  protector,  saucy  priest?  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Expressive  of  or  characterized  by  impudence; 
  impertinent;  as  a  saucy  eye;  saucy  looks 
 
  We  then  have  done  you  bold  and  saucy  wrongs.  --Shak. 
 
  Syn:  Impudent;  insolent;  impertinent;  rude. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  saucy 
  adj  1:  characterized  by  a  lightly  pert  and  exuberant  quality;  "a 
  certain  irreverent  gaiety  and  ease  of  manner"  [syn:  {impertinent}, 
  {irreverent},  {pert}] 
  2:  improperly  forward  or  bold;  "don't  be  fresh  with  me"; 
  "impertinent  of  a  child  to  lecture  a  grownup";  "an 
  impudent  boy  given  to  insulting  strangers"  [syn:  {fresh}, 
  {impertinent},  {impudent},  {overbold},  {smart}]




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