different between saucy vs bumptious
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
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bumptious
English
Etymology
Probably from bump, on the pattern of words like fractious.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?mp??s/
- Hyphenation: bump?tious
Adjective
bumptious (comparative more bumptious, superlative most bumptious)
- Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
Derived terms
- bumptiously
- bumptiousness
Translations
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