Saucily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a saucy manner; impudently or impertinently.

    "She walked off saucily and I watched, entranced, until she turned the corner; then I ran after her to ask her for a date."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an impudent or impertinent manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
freshlyimpertinentlyimpertinentlyimpudentlypertly

Example

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"Though this knave came something saucily into the world before he was sent for, yet was his mother fair; there was good sport at his making, and the whoreson must be acknowledged."

Etymology

From saucy + -ly.

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