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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
arch, arrogant, audacious, bantam, biggety, bluff, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, challenging, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocky, combative, contemptuous, contumelious, crusty, daring, defiant, defying, derisive, disdainful, disregardful, disrespectful, facy, flip, flippant, fresh, frivolous, gally, gratuitous, greatly daring, impertinent, impudent, insolent, intrusive, light-minded, malapert, meddlesome, nervy, obtrusive, pert, procacious, regardless of consequences, rude, sassy, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, uncalled-for, volatile, wise, wise-ass
Dictionary Results for saucy:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
saucy
    adj 1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a
           certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn:
           impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy]
    2: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me";
       "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent
       boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
       [syn: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold,
       smart, saucy, sassy, wise]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Saucy \Sau"cy\, a. [Compar. Saucier; superl. Sauciest.]
   [From Sauce.]
   1. Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing
      the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt;
      impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow.
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            Am I not protector, saucy priest?     --Shak.
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   2. Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence;
      impertinent; as, a saucy eye; saucy looks.
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            We then have done you bold and saucy wrongs. --Shak.
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   Syn: Impudent; insolent; impertinent; rude.
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