Saucily — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in an impudent or impertinent manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɔːsili/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɔːsili/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɔːsili/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɔːsili/.

Examples

a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impertinently freshly pertly impudently

Parts of Speech

adverb

in an impudent or impertinent manner

“a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

frech

auf unverschämte oder unverschämte Weise

🇫🇷French

d'une manière impertinente

de manière impudente ou impertinente

🇪🇸Spanish

descaradamente

de manera descarada o impertinente

🇮🇹Italian

impertinente

in modo sfacciato o impertinente

🇳🇱Dutch

brutaal

op onbeschaamde of onbeschaamde wijze

🇵🇹Portuguese

atrevidamente

de maneira atrevida ou impertinente

🇷🇺Russian

дерзко

в дерзкой или дерзкой манере

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चटपटे ढंग से

उद्दंड या उद्दंड ढंग से

🇮🇳Tamil

சுறுசுறுப்பாக

ஒரு முட்டாள்தனமான அல்லது நேர்மையற்ற முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరసముగా

అవమానకరమైన లేదా అసంబద్ధమైన పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

सॉसली

असभ्य किंवा अशिष्ट रीतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોસીલી

અસ્પષ્ટ અથવા અસ્પષ્ટ રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಸಿಯಾಗಿ

ನಿರ್ಲಜ್ಜ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಭಯ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഷിരമായി

ധിക്കാരപരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർഭയമായ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਸੀਲੀ

ਇੱਕ ਬੇਵਕੂਫ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਢੰਗੇ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

چٹنی سے

بے غیرت یا غیر مہذب انداز میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

傲慢地

以无礼或无礼的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

生意気なことに

厚かましい、または生意気な態度で

🇰🇷Korean

건방지게

뻔뻔하거나 무례한 방식으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xấc xược

một cách trơ tráo hoặc xấc xược

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างทะลึ่ง

ในลักษณะที่ไม่สุภาพหรือไม่สุภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan gagah

dengan cara yang kurang ajar atau kurang ajar

🇵🇭Filipino

masigla

sa isang walang pakundangan o walang pakundangan na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

dengan penuh semangat

dengan cara kurang ajar atau kurang ajar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بوقاحة

بطريقة وقحة أو وقحة

🇮🇷Persian

با نمک

به شیوه ای گستاخانه یا گستاخانه

🇹🇷Turkish

şımarık bir şekilde

küstah veya küstah bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

רזה

בצורה חוצפה או חוצפה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'saucily'?

The primary meaning of 'saucily' is 'in an impudent or impertinent manner'.

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Using 'saucily' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'saucily' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'saucily' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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