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saucey

saucey is the alternative form of saucy.

Meaning of saucy

Adjective

saucy (comparative saucier, superlative sauciest)

  1. Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
    • Bring the tomatoes to a boil and then simmer until they reach a saucy consistency.
  2. (figuratively) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
    • She is a loud, saucy child who doesn't show a lot of respect to her elders.
  3. Impudently bold; pert.
    • Her mouth was large, and she had a saucy, pronounced chin.1923, Lucy Maud Montgomery, “Chapter 8”, in Emily of New Moon
  4. Sharp; pungent; piquant.
  5. Mildly erotic.
    • I enjoyed the dancing, but my husband found it a little too saucy.

Forms of saucey

comparativemore saucey
superlativemost saucey

Phrases with saucey

Questions about saucey

What is saucey the alternative form of?
Saucey is the alternative form of saucy.

Words near saucey in the dictionary

  1. saucery
  2. sauces
  3. sauces up
  4. Saucesian
  5. saucewood
  6. saucey
  7. Sauchie
  8. saucier
  9. sauciers
  10. sauciest
  11. saucily

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saucey (page history and authors); saucy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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