What does saucy mean?
Saucy means Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce..
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/ˈsɔː.sɪ/ · adjective
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.
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.
And books!—Thomson, Cowper, Scott;—she would buy them all over and over again; she would buy up every copy I believe, to prevent their falling into unworthy hands; and she would have every book that tells her how to admire an old twisted tree. Should not you, Marianne? Forgive me, if I am very saucy. But I was willing to shew you that I had not forgot our old disputes.
Her mouth was large, and she had a saucy, pronounced chin.
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.
An episode of ITV1's The X Factor which featured a Britney Spears impersonator performing a "saucy" routine in a body stocking did not breach the broadcasting code, media regulator Ofcom has ruled.
Use saucy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Saucy means Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce..
Common synonyms include audacious, bold, get wise, bold-faced.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Bring the tomatoes to a boil and then simmer until they reach a saucy consistency.
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