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cheeky

[ chee-kee ]
/ ˈtʃi ki /
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adjective, cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est.

impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.

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Nearby words

  1. cheekbone,
  2. cheeked,
  3. cheekpiece,
  4. cheeks,
  5. cheektowaga,
  6. cheep,
  7. cheer,
  8. cheer on,
  9. cheer up,
  10. cheerer-upper

Origin of cheeky

First recorded in 1855–60; cheek + -y1
SYNONYMS FOR cheeky
saucy, audacious, bold.
Related formscheek·i·ly, adverbcheek·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for cheekily

cheeky

/ (ˈtʃiːkɪ) /

adjective cheekier or cheekiest

disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudenta cheeky child
Derived Formscheekily, adverbcheekiness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for cheekily

cheeky

adj.

1859, from cheek in its sense of "insolence" + -y (2). Related: Cheekily; cheekiness.

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