sassy
1[ sas-ee ]
/ ˈsæs i /
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adjective, sas·si·er, sas·si·est.Informal.
disrespectful or impudent; impertinent; insolent: Don't get sassy with me!
boldly stylish and smart; pert: a sassy red handbag.
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Origin of sassy
1An Americanism dating back to 1830–1835; alteration of saucy
OTHER WORDS FROM sassy
sas·si·ness, nounsas·si·ly, adverbOther definitions for sassy (2 of 2)
Origin of sassy
2First recorded in 1855–60; of uncertain origin
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How to use sassy in a sentence
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.
British Dictionary definitions for sassy (1 of 2)
sassy1
/ (ˈsæsɪ) /
adjective -sier or -siest
US informal insolent, impertinent
Derived forms of sassy
sassily, adverbsassiness, nounWord Origin for sassy
C19: variant of saucy
British Dictionary definitions for sassy (2 of 2)
sassy2
sasswood (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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