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
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
But there was another sassier and more sharp-tongued side to “Thank U, Next”—which, by the way, will also be the title of a forthcoming album, a remarkably swift follow-up to the 5-month-old Sweetener.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2019
“He’s so unapologetically himself. He’s way sassier than Grey is, too. My dream night is at home with a cup of tea.”
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2018
“They’re getting sassier every day,” she said loudly.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
