different between roguish vs saucy
roguish
English
Etymology
From rogue +? -ish.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???????/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??o????/
Adjective
roguish (comparative more roguish, superlative most roguish)
- Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
- Mischievous and playful.
- 1840, The Novel Newspaper (volume 2, page 8)
- "She'll be a match for poor little Cupid, with his tiny bow and arrow, I dare say," said Grace Fitzgerald, with a roguish eye.
- 1840, The Novel Newspaper (volume 2, page 8)
Derived terms
- roguishly
- roguishness
Translations
roguish From the web:
- what's roguish about liberal
- what roguish mean
- what's roguish in spanish
- what does roguishly mean
- what does roguishly mean in the outsiders
- what does roguishly handsome mean
- what is roguish archetype
- what does roguish glee mean
saucy
English
Alternative forms
- sawcy (obsolete)
Etymology
From sauce +? -y .
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s??.s?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s?.si/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /?s?.si/
- Rhymes: -??si
- Rhymes: -?si
Adjective
saucy (comparative saucier, superlative sauciest)
- Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
- Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
- ~1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, the Moor of Venice, Act I, scene I, line 143:
- If this be known to you, and your allowance/ When we have done you bold and saucy wrongs.
- She is a loud, saucy child who doesn't show a lot of respect to her elders.
- ~1603, William Shakespeare, Othello, the Moor of Venice, Act I, scene I, line 143:
- Impudently bold; pert.
- Sharp; pungent; piquant.
- Mildly erotic.
- I enjoyed the dancing, but my wife found it a little too saucy.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- sassy
References
Anagrams
- yucas
saucy From the web:
- what saucy means
- what saucy merchant was this
- what saucy boy mean
- saucy minx meaning
- what's saucy pants
- what saucy mean in spanish
- saucy what does it mean
- what is saucy santana real name
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- roguish vs saucy
- defect vs disfigurement
- fray vs rumpus
- craving vs greediness
- gambol vs romp
- situation vs development
- command vs requisition
- healthy vs suitable
- impudence vs forwardness
- gay vs jovial
- disreputable vs reprehensible
- plan vs criterion
- imaginary vs questionable
- misrepresent vs conceal
- scheming vs deceptive
- pronouncement vs assertion
- demand vs establish
- grievance vs whining
- exhilarated vs gay
- determining vs palpable