Synonyms for saucily
- adverb
Most common
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a saucy manner; impudently or impertinently.
She walked off saucily and I watched, entranced, until she turned the corner; then I ran after her to ask her for a date.
Example sentences
- freshly Tom spilled coffee on his freshly laundered shirt.
- impudently The child glared impudently at its mother.
- impertinently She raised her head impertinently.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| saucily | rising | |
| freshly | rising | |
| impudently | steady | |
| impertinently | steady | |
| pertly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- pertly
- 7 letters
- freshly2
- 10 letters
- impudently
- 13 letters
- impertinently
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (freshly2 = 2 syllables).