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
Chunky, saucy ground beef melts into the soft bite-sized potato dumplings, bound to stick to your ribs.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Expect enough backstabbing, saucy secrets, and nonsensical cameos to more than make up for the loss of And Just Like That.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Download the Wing Week app to take your tastebuds on a tour, exploring the saucy flavors of the Queen City.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
The Monster's Ball and X-Men star rang in this past Mother's Day by sharing a saucy video taken from bed beside Hunt.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Expect enough backstabbing, saucy secrets, and nonsensical cameos to more than make up for the loss of And Just Like That.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Download the Wing Week app to take your tastebuds on a tour, exploring the saucy flavors of the Queen City.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
The Monster's Ball and X-Men star rang in this past Mother's Day by sharing a saucy video taken from bed beside Hunt.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saucy
Adjective
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The initial idea was Woltemade and Yoane Wissa would dovetail minutes wise, with the former Brentford striker expected to start more often in the short term to allow the German a period to acclimatise.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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And speaking of which, Christmas is right around the corner, and we parents are already stretched thin budget-wise.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lean all the way into the Halloween vibes with this spooky vampire costume that's fit for even the sassiest cat.—
Kyley Warren,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Terri, a 71-year-old cosmetic dentist, roasted Mel through her puppet, a sassy lady named Carly.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Travis Kelce appears to be nodding to Taylor Swift's cheekiest song yet with his latest pre-game outfit.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Powered by a mellow-yet rhythmic Afrobeats tune, the cheeky track finds Miko lusting over a stripper in this seductive narrative that captures an undeniable connection between the two.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Newcastle were short of midfield cover and Ramsey, with his dynamism, athleticism and positive attacking mindset, gives them a fresh option.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Kidman sported bangs with a fresh new wavy cut for the SS26 Chanel Runway Presentation for Paris Fashion Week.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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With it, Pierpaolo explores the space between fabric and body, where the air between them becomes a third dimension and a vital component of their construction to create bold and unexpected shapes.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
5 Oct. 2025
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Cowboy meatloaf is just like your regular weeknight dish, but with bold, smokey swagger.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Fortunately, Snow White’s newfound enlightenment does not deny her the possibility of romance, although princes are now strictly off-limits; her love interest here is a fetchingly impudent bandit, Jonathan (Andrew Burnap), who is leading a scrappy rebellion against the Evil Queen.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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European authorities have accused Russia of brazen violations of the region’s airspace, including with recent incursions by drones over Poland and fighter jets over Estonia.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have posted on their websites that this is Democrats’ fault, a brazen push into politics that breaks with past neutrality.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The brassy fanfare of mariachi music was first played in the region’s rural reaches and popularized in Guadalajara’s handsome plazas.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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These days, Christmas movies, broadly and charitably defined, seem to be synonymous with the brassy, hokey, sickly sweet sort of fare that has a permanent home on the Hallmark Channel and is in perpetual rotation on Netflix.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Saucy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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