sassy
adjective
disrespectful or impudent; impertinent; insolent.
sassier
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comparativeof sassy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Modifying weights can make a model more polite, sassier or more prone to hallucination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Both of us queer the Edgar, unhitching it from Mexican masculinity and its misogynist impulses, appropriating it so that it takes on a fresher and sassier meaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
And my mom has gotten really sassy, way sassier over the past few years.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2021
For British contestants, likely weaned on the screaming matches and snogs of “Big Brother” and “The Only Way Is Essex,” the precedent is to be sassier, unbridled, more candid.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 10, 2019
“They’re getting sassier every day,” she said loudly.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
