01 a. Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a s…
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Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow.“Am I not protector, saucy priest?” — Shak.
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Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence; impertinent; as, a saucy eye; saucy looks.“We then have done you bold and saucy wrongs.” — Shak.
Syn.
Impudent; insolent; impertinent; rude.