sauciness
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈsɔːsi.nəs/
- Informal
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descaro
- His sauciness was evident when he jokingly challenged the teacher's rules during class.
Examples
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The comedian's sauciness kept the audience laughing, as he playfully teased everyone in the room.
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A real sauciness that l find extremely attractive.
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And, being intercepted in your sport, great reason that my noble lord be rated for sauciness.
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At first, his conversation betrayed a sauciness and familiarity, which is my aversion.
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We've got liquid, we've got sauciness in this thing that sounds that's hey, it's, it's ready to serve.
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But servants were also warned far more often against displaying "sauciness" and "sullenness" in their demeanor and talk with their masters than youth were in regard to their parents.
Academic text (1994) -
All sullenness, all sauciness, all impudence in your deportment towards your masters (or mistresses) is to be abominated.
Academic text (1994) -
Her sauciness often caught him by surprise, making their conversations lively and entertaining.
Synonyms
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8.1
Rude behavior or remarks that show a lack of respect
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6.8
A way of acting that is too bold, loud, and rude
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5.2
Bold, lively words or actions that can seem rude
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5.8
A bold, slightly rude way of speaking or acting that is playful and shows little respect
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9.5
Bold language or behavior that is slightly rude and may shock people
A lively, confident way of speaking or behaving that is slightly cheeky
A playful, teasing way of behaving that surprises people
Playful, slightly cheeky teasing that makes people smile
A bold, slightly rude style that amuses people
A lively quality that makes jokes slightly sexual or rude
Antonyms
How Saucy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sauciness comes from the older word saucy, which meant 'full of sauce' because sauce was used to talk about 'bold' or 'cheeky' behaviour. So sauciness is like being 'spicy' in speech, playful, bold, and a little rude.