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SAUCILY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does saucily mean?
• SAUCILY (adverb)
The adverb SAUCILY has 1 sense:
1. in an impudent or impertinent manner
Familiarity information: SAUCILY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an impudent or impertinent manner
Synonyms:
freshly; impertinently; impudently; pertly; saucily
Context example:
a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently
Pertainym:
saucy (improperly forward or bold)
Context examples
The Clown put his hands in his pockets, and after puffing out his cheeks and nodding his head at them saucily, he said: (...)
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
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