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sauciest

sauciest is the superlative 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.

Origin of sauciest

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about sauciest

What is sauciest the superlative form of?
Sauciest is the superlative form of saucy.

Words near sauciest in the dictionary

  1. saucewood
  2. saucey
  3. Sauchie
  4. saucier
  5. sauciers
  6. sauciest
  7. saucily
  8. sauciness
  9. saucinesses
  10. saucing
  11. saucing up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sauciest (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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