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lippy

adjective

Definition of lippynext
as in cheeky

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Recent Examples of lippy The white man is allowed at the pow, though some Indians may get lippy. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 Fortunes have been made surveying drivers about vehicle features that don't work, but there's no data on how other drivers react to lippy virtual assistants. — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 While walking Vogue through her 16-step skin-care and makeup routine, the rising pop star shares a lippy secret. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024 Epp cross-pollinates these tragedies with those of a lippy 11-year-old girl, abandoned and stranded on her roof during the Nebraska floods of 2019. — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2019 Giles was challenged daily in practice last fall by LSU's confident, lippy secondary, led by cornerbacks Donte Jackson and Greedy Williams and safety Kevin Toliver II. — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 14 Mar. 2018 That was also accompanied by lippy attitude from the cabbie when challenged. — Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lippy
  1. cheeky
  2. sassy
  3. saucy
  4. brassy
  5. brazen
  6. impudent
  7. insolent
  8. brash
Adjective
  • His Lamb goes from a brash Yorkshire showman to a callous profiteer of human vice and misery, his cheeky smile becoming a vicious snarl.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Back in the series premiere, the Hal-o-gram’s first words serve as cheeky foreshadowing for the big reveal that ends that episode (aka revealing Hal’s dead body).
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheeky
Adjective
  • Two of the sassier ladies set up chairs and offered to wipe firemen’s faces with moist towelettes.
    — Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • When Jane Fonda had the idea for the 1980 workplace comedy 9 to 5, her heart was set on casting Parton as sassy secretary Doralee Rhodes.
    — Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sassy
Adjective
  • Football Field Lunch Napkins When the wings are sticky and the ribs are saucy, napkins are needed.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2026
  • When the comfort of breakfast beckons for dinner, their eggy, saucy burritos are also available at dinner.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of saucy
Adjective
  • Celebrity stylist Tracey Cunningham also took the actor from ombré bronde to a dimensional creamy-vanilla blonde without a brassy strand in sight.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, the polar opposite of both Number One’s icy demeanor and Chapel’s long-suffering yearning, Majel is remembered by friends and colleagues as a boisterous, brassy, take-no-prisoners presence.
    — Scott Huver, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of brassy
Adjective
  • There are also three shields on the top deck, high up where everyone can stare accusatorily at whoever is brazen enough to grab one.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Such delay tactics are only emphasized by the actors’ brazen attempts at distraction.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of brazen
Adjective
  • Maradona, on the other hand, was a charismatic populist, a scalawag from a shantytown, irrepressible and impudent.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • Mantello wasn’t being impudent.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Definition of impudent
Adjective
  • That meant going their own way, being a little insolent and being arrogant.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
  • In the 18th century, lusty also meant insolent, which might have conveyed Anderson’s frustrations with Dina’s unwillingness to accept his authority over her.
    — Carolyn Zola, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Definition of insolent
Adjective
  • Lizzie and Bridget’s Relationship in Monster The show quickly portrays a dynamic between Lizzie and Bridget, with Bridget’s brash, uninhibited manner drawing out the more reserved and stoic Lizzie.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • His restrained demeanor contrasts with Moreno, the brash former car dealer who entered politics as an outsider.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of brash

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“Lippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lippy. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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