sassy
1[ sas-ee ]
/ ˈsæs i /
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adjective, sas·si·er, sas·si·est. Informal.
impertinent; insolent; saucy: a sassy reply; a sassy teen.
pert; boldly smart; saucy: a sassy red handbag.
RELATED WORDS
arrant, audacious, bold, brassy, brazen, cheeky, discourteous, disrespectful, flip, flippant, fresh, insolent, mouthy, rude, saucy, wise
Nearby words
- sassenach,
- sassetta,
- sassoon,
- sassoon, siegfried,
- sasswood,
- sassy bark,
- sassywood,
- sastra,
- sastruga,
- sastrugi
Origin of sassy
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Examples from the Web for sassiest
Her 10-year-old daughter Piper is fast eclipsing her mother as the sassiest presence on the "One Nation" bus tour.
The "sassiest" man in any community is the hen-pecked husband away from home.
sassy
1/ (ˈsæsɪ) /
adjective -sier or -siest
US informal insolent, impertinent
Word Origin for sassy
C19: variant of saucy
sassy
2sasswood (ˈsæsˌwʊd) or sassy wood
/ (ˈsæsɪ) /
noun
a W African leguminous tree, Erythrophleum guineense, with poisonous bark (sassy bark) and hard strong wood
the bark or wood of this tree or the alkaloid derived from them, which is sometimes used in medicine
Word Origin for sassy
C19: probably from a language of the Kwa family: compare Twi sese plane tree, Ewe sesewu a kind of timber tree
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sassy
1833, American English, alteration of saucy. Related: Sassily; sassiness.
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