saucy

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. 1. Impertinent or disrespectful.
   2. Impertinent in an entertaining way; impossible to repress or control.
2. Piquant; pert: a saucy red bow tie.

saucily sau'ci·ly adv.
sauciness sau'ci·ness n.

adjective

Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, smart. Informal brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang wise¹. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.

adj

Definition: disrespectful
Antonyms: kind, polite, respectful

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
  Synonyms: impertinent, irreverent, pert

Meaning #2: improperly forward or bold
  Synonyms: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, sassy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - næsvis, næbbet, rapmundet, koket, smart

Nederlands (Dutch)
brutaal

Français (French)
adj. - impertinent, égrillard, aguichant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - frech

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυθάδης, σκανδαλιάρικος, σκαμπρόζικος, κομψός

Italiano (Italian)
sfacciato, elegante (di mezzi meccanici)

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atrevido

Русский (Russian)
дерзкий, забавно-нахальный, беззаботный, бойкий, оживленный, игривый, шикарный, стильный, аккуратный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - insolente, descarado, fresco

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - näsvis, uppnosig, uppkäftig, piffig, ärtig flott

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
傲慢的, 活泼的, 莽撞的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 傲慢的, 活潑的, 莽撞的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 건방진, 영리해 보이는, 맵시 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ずうずうしい, 生意気な, 気のきいた, 粋な, しゃれた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أنيق, وقح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חצוף, נאה, נוצץ‬

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