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.
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Saucily
Synonyms for "saucily" (9 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Adverb(2 words)
Strong matches (3)
Adverb(3 words)
Related words (4)
Adverb(4 words)
Related word relations
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More general
2 entriesadverbadverb of manner
More specific
5 entriesCollocations
5 entriessaucily bold remarksaucily delivered jokesaucily flirtatious glancesaucily playful smilesaucily witty remark
Inflections
2 entriesmore saucilymost saucily
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
She walked off saucily and I watched, entranced, until she turned the corner; then I ran after her to ask her for a date.
Source: wiktionary
The Clown put his hands in his pockets, and after puffing out his cheeks and nodding his head at them saucily he said, “My lady fair, / Why do you stare / At poor old Mr. Joker? / You’re quite as stiff / And prim as if / You’d eaten up a poker!”
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'What do you want?' she called saucily from the top of the stairs.
Source: wiktionary