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sassily

sassily adverb: in a sassy manner.

Adverb

sassily (comparative more sassily, superlative most sassily)

  1. In a sassy manner
    • Jantzen’s most popular look this season is a sassily ruched one-piece, updated in lifeguard red and now called the Vamp, which would seem to encourage accessorizing with a cigarette and a martini more than a Pilatesstick.2008 May 15, Eric Wilson, “Out With Vegas, In With Vamp”, in New York Times

Forms of sassily

comparativemore sassily
superlativemost sassily

Origin of sassily

From sassy + -ly.

Questions about sassily

What does sassily mean?
Sassily means in a sassy manner.
What part of speech is sassily?
Sassily is an adverb.

Words near sassily in the dictionary

  1. Sassers
  2. sasses
  3. Sassi
  4. sassier
  5. sassiest
  6. sassily
  7. sassiness
  8. sassing
  9. sassinger
  10. sassingers
  11. Sassis

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