saucy
adjective
impertinent; insolent.
sauciness
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a word derived from
saucy.
Example Sentences
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Parrilla finds the balance between Bruiser’s sauciness and seriousness; Byrne plays the clown adeptly; and Slattery, a boss again after “Mad Men,” softens his villainy with some Roger Sterling insouciance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
Without the sauciness and celebrity connection of her first book, “Cleaving” was not as well received, and although Powell continued writing, it was her last book.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
When the mushrooms and onions are where you want them, drop in minced garlic, a splash of cognac and enough cream to get the sauciness you’re after.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021
“She was no longer an exciting sensation, she was just another rational adult,” Mitenbuler writes of Betty Boop after the Fleischer Studios watered down her sauciness to comply with Hollywood’s Hays Code.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2020
Emma felt they were friends again; and the conviction giving her at first great satisfaction, and then a little sauciness, she could not help saying, as he was admiring the baby,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
