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cheeky
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective cheeky has 1 sense
- cheeky(s = adj.all) brash, nervy - offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" Derived forms noun cheek4, noun cheekiness1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cheeky, adj. (cheekier, cheekiest) impertinent, impudent.
Derivative
cheekily adv. cheekiness n.
THESAURUS
cheeky
arrogant, audacious, biggety, bluff, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, challenging, chutzpadik, cocky, contemptuous, crusty, daring, defiant, defying, derisive, disdainful, disregardful, disrespectful, facy, flip, flippant, forward, fresh, gally, gratuitous, greatly daring, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, pert, regardless of consequences, rude, sassy, saucy, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, uncalled-for, uncivil, wise-ass
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