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.
   • If this be knowne to you, and your Allowance, / We then haue done you bold, and ſaucie wrongs.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

   Synonyms:

   audacious, bold, get wise, bold-faced, bold as brass, brassy, malapert, brazen, brazen-faced, cheeky

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.
   • Saucy epaulet shoulder and full sleeves that fit into neat button trimmed cuffs.1933, Stella Blum, Everyday Fashion of the Thirties as pictured in Sears Catalogs, published 1986, page 46