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# saucy

adjective (saucier, sauciest)

«saucy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Cheeky and bold, not showing proper respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saucy/#m1)
2. (informal) Slightly rude or daring in a playful way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saucy/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories, a bold boy or girl who speaks back to adults or elders

### Examples

- The saucy boy laughed at the old woman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saucy/#x1)
- The proud, saucy slut answered back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saucy/#x2)
- At that time he was saucy and full of ideas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saucy/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «saucy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saucy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«saucy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/saucy.html) on Mova free.