saucily

Meanings

• adjective

  Behaving in a bold, impertinent, or insolent manner.

  - "She gave a saucily defiant look to her teacher."
  - "The saucily dressed woman turned heads as she walked down the street."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with saucily
audaciously , sassily , rascally , sassy

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Variants

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saucier , sauciest , saucily , sauciness , saucinesses , saucy

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'spiced with sauce', later came to mean 'bold, impertinent, or insolent'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'saucily' comes from the Old French word 'sauce', meaning 'sauce' or 'seasoning'.

2. In the 16th century, 'saucily' was used to describe food that was spiced or seasoned with sauce.

3. The word 'sassy' is a shortened form of 'saucy'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Impudence: A quality of being impertinent or disrespectful, often in a bold or insolent way.

2. Sass: A bold, insolent, or impertinent attitude or response, often expressed with a witty or sarcastic tone.

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Culture

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In literature, 'saucily' has been used to describe characters who are bold, impertinent, or insolent. In art, it can be seen in depictions of rebellious or defiant figures.

How to Memorize "saucily"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person behaving boldly and defiantly, with a smirk on their face and a sassy attitude.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'saucily' with the image of a rebellious or defiant character.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence like 'Samuel Sassily Served Sauce' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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