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Definition of Saucily
1. Adverb. In an impudent or impertinent manner. "A lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently"
Exact synonyms: Freshly, Impertinently, Impudently, Pertly
Partainyms: Fresh, Impertinent, Impudent, Pert, Saucy
Partainyms: Fresh, Impertinent, Impudent, Pert, Saucy
Definition of Saucily
1. adv. In a saucy manner; impudently; with impertinent boldness.
Definition of Saucily
1. Adverb. In a saucy manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saucily
1. saucy [adv] - See also: saucy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saucily
Literary usage of Saucily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"A. freed servant, who had much power with Claudius, very saucily, ... Though thU
knave came somewhat saucily into the world before he was sent for, ..."
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