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单词 saucy
释义 saucy
I. \ˈsa]sē, ˈsaa], ˈsai] (usually in sense 1b), ˈsȯ], -si, dial ˈsär] or ˈsȧ]\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: sauce (I) + -y
1.
 a. archaic : grossly disrespectful
  < speak to him like a saucy lackey — Shakespeare >
 b. : expressive of or marked by impertinent boldness or forwardness : impudent
  < sometimes saucy, he was by no means an agreeable fellow traveler — S.C.Brownstein & Mitchel Weiner >
 c. : amusingly or unobjectionably forward or impertinent
2. dialect chiefly England : overly fastidious especially with regard to food
3. Scotland : disdainful, scornful
4. : smart, trim
 < a saucy ship >
 < a saucy automobile >
II. adjective
: served with or having the consistency of sauce
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