saucy
Other forms: saucier; sauciest
You can use saucy to describe someone who likes to cause trouble, but usually in a playful and funny way. Saucy is also a good word for a person who really likes to flirt.
In the novel Oliver Twist, the character the Artful Dodger goes to court for stealing. During his hearing, the ten-year-old screams, “I am an Englishman; where are my rights?” Saucy words from a saucy child. A saucy comment makes people gasp because it’s surprising and a little dangerous or edgy. Saucy can also describes a person who is boldly flirtatious.
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improperly forward or bold
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characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
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synonyms:
impertinent, irreverent, pert
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spirited
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
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spirited
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In this twist on the musical My Fair Lady that was inspired by George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, Helena Higgins and Penelope Pickering, students at 19th-century London's Royal Academy of Culinaria Artisticus, disagree on whether transforming street vendor Elijah Little into a gentleman chef is a worthwhile project. Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–3, Chapters 4–7, Chapters 8–11, Chapters 12–15, Chapter 16–Epilogue
When almost-eight-year-old Georgie Burgess wins a rosebush from a Florida grocery store, he seeks to give it the tender-loving home that he has never known.
In this sequel to Out of My Mind, sixth-grader Melody Brooks will not let her cerebral palsy stop her from enjoying all the activities offered by The Green Glades Therapeutic Recreational summer camp.
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