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saucy

adjective informal

1 British saucy seaside postcards:

suggestive, titillating, risqué, rude, bawdy, racy, ribald, spicy;

informal raunchy, smutty;

British, informal fruity;

North American, informal gamy.

▷antonyms demure, prim.

2 you saucy little minx!:

cheeky, impudent, impertinent, irreverent, forward, insolent, disrespectful, flippant, familiar, presumptuous, audacious, bold, bold as brass, brazen, cocky, out of line, shameless;

informal fresh, flip, lippy, mouthy;

British, informal smart-arsed;

North American, informal sassy, nervy, smart-assed;

archaic malapert.

▷antonyms polite, respectful.

3 North American her cap sat at a saucy angle on her black hair:

jaunty, rakish, sporty, raffish;

pert, perky, stylish, dashing, dapper;

informal natty, snazzy, snappy;

North American, informal spiffy, sassy;

dated gay.

saucy Oxford Dictionary of English