characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
“a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner”
adjective
improperly forward or bold
“don't be fresh with me”
Word Forms
impertinence
noun
inappropriate playfulness
pertness
noun
quality of being lively and confident
freshness
noun
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
impudence
noun
an impudent statement
sauciness
noun
inappropriate playfulness
sass
noun
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
frech
zeichnet sich durch eine leicht kecke und überschwängliche Qualität aus
🇫🇷French
grivois
caractérisé par une qualité légèrement coquine et exubérante
🇪🇸Spanish
fresco
caracterizado por una calidad ligeramente atrevida y exuberante
🇮🇹Italian
impertinente
caratterizzato da una qualità leggermente impertinente ed esuberante
🇳🇱Dutch
brutaal
gekenmerkt door een licht eigenzinnige en uitbundige kwaliteit
🇵🇹Portuguese
atrevido
caracterizado por uma qualidade levemente atrevida e exuberante
🇷🇺Russian
дерзкий
характеризуется слегка дерзким и ярким качеством
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सजीव
इसकी विशेषता हल्की-फुल्की और उत्साहपूर्ण गुणवत्ता है
🇧🇩Bengali
মসৃণ
একটি হালকা pert এবং exuberant গুণ দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা
🇮🇳Tamil
சதைப்பற்றுள்ள
ஒரு லேசான பெர்ட் மற்றும் மிகையான தரம் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும்
🇮🇳Telugu
సాసీ
తేలికైన పెర్ట్ మరియు విపరీతమైన నాణ్యతతో వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
रसाळ
हलक्या दर्जाच्या आणि विपुल गुणवत्तेद्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચટપટી
હળવાશથી પર્ટ અને વિપુલ ગુણવત્તા દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೌಸಿ
ಲಘುವಾಗಿ ಪರ್ಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സോസി
നേരിയ പെർറ്റും അതിമനോഹരമായ ഗുണനിലവാരവുമാണ് സവിശേഷത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੌਖੀ
ਇੱਕ ਹਲਕੇ ਪਰਟ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
چٹنی
ایک ہلکے سے پرٹ اور شاندار معیار کی طرف سے خصوصیات
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
俏皮的
具有轻微活泼和旺盛的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
生意気
軽く刺激的で活気に満ちた品質が特徴です
🇰🇷Korean
쾌활한
약간 의젓하고 활기 넘치는 품질이 특징입니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xấc xược
được đặc trưng bởi chất lượng nhẹ nhàng và phóng khoáng
🇹🇭Thai
ทะลึ่ง
โดดเด่นด้วยคุณภาพที่บางเบาและมีชีวิตชีวา
🇮🇩Indonesian
cakep
ditandai dengan kualitas yang ringan dan bersemangat
🇵🇭Filipino
matapang
nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng isang bahagyang pert at masayang kalidad
🇲🇾Malay
cerewet
dicirikan oleh kualiti yang ringan dan meriah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بذيء
تتميز بجودة خفيفة ومفعمة بالحيوية
🇮🇷Persian
گستاخ
با کیفیت کمی جذاب و نشاط آور مشخص می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
şımarık
hafif küstah ve coşkulu bir kaliteyle karakterize edilir
🇮🇱Hebrew
חָצוּף
מאופיין באיכות קלה ושופעת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'saucy'?
The primary meaning of 'saucy' is 'characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'saucy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'saucy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'saucy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'saucy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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