saucy
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
Bring the tomatoes to a boil and then simmer until they reach a saucy consistency.
- 2.
(figuratively)(figurative) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
She is a loud, saucy child who doesn't show a lot of respect to her elders.
Đồng nghĩa: audacious, bold, get wise, bold-faced, bold as brass, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocket, cute, dicacious, facey, familiar, flippant, flip, forward, fresh, impious, impudent, impertinent, insolent, irreverent, malapert, pert, petulant, sassy, saucy
- 3.
Impudently bold; pert.
- 4.
Sharp; pungent; piquant.
- 5.
Mildly erotic.
I enjoyed the dancing, but my husband found it a little too saucy.
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From sauce + -y.