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  • 11saucily — See: saucy …

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  • 12saucily — adverb in an impudent or impertinent manner a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently • Syn: ↑impertinently, ↑pertly, ↑freshly, ↑impudently • Derived from adjective: ↑impudent ( …

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  • 13saucy — saucily, adv. sauciness, n. /saw see/, adj., saucier, sauciest. 1. impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child. 2. pert; boldly smart: a saucy little hat for Easter. [1500 10; SAUCE + Y1] Syn. 1. rude, impudent, fresh, brazen …

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  • 14freshly — adverb 1. very recently (Freq. 1) they are newly married newly raised objections a newly arranged hairdo grass new washed by the rain a freshly cleaned floor we are fresh out of tomatoes …

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  • 15impertinently — adverb in an impudent or impertinent manner a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently • Syn: ↑saucily, ↑pertly, ↑freshly, ↑impudently • Derived from adjective: ↑impudent ( …

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  • 16impudently — adverb in an impudent or impertinent manner (Freq. 1) a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently • Syn: ↑impertinently, ↑saucily, ↑pertly, ↑freshly • Derived from adjective: ↑ …

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  • 17pertly — adverb in an impudent or impertinent manner a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently • Syn: ↑impertinently, ↑saucily, ↑freshly, ↑impudently • Derived from adjective: ↑impudent ( …

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  • 18Perk — Perk, v. i. To exalt one s self; to bear one s self loftily. To perk over them. Barrow. [1913 Webster] {To perk it}, to carry one s self proudly or saucily. Pope. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19To perk it — Perk Perk, v. i. To exalt one s self; to bear one s self loftily. To perk over them. Barrow. [1913 Webster] {To perk it}, to carry one s self proudly or saucily. Pope. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20pert — adjective Etymology: Middle English, evident, attractive, saucy, short for apert evident, from Anglo French, from Latin apertus open, from past participle of aperire to open Date: 14th century 1. a. saucily free and forward ; flippantly cocky and …

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