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sassy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective sassy has 1 sense
- sassy(s = adj.all) fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, saucy, smart, wise - improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!" Derived form noun sass1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sassy, adj. (sassier, sassiest) esp. US colloq. = SAUCY.
Derivative
sassily adv. sassiness n.
Etymology
var. of SAUCY
THESAURUS
sassy
audacious, bandbox, biggety, bluff, bold, brash, brazen, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocky, contemptuous, crusty, derisive, disrespectful, doggy, facy, flip, flippant, forward, fresh, gally, gratuitous, impertinent, impudent, malapert, natty, nervy, pert, rude, saucy, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, spiffy, spruce, unabashed, uncalled-for, well-groomed, wise-ass
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