adverb
- in a bold, cheeky, or impudent manner
Usage: informal
Examples
- She saucily replied that she didn’t care what anyone thought.
- The child saucily stuck out her tongue at her older brother.
- He saucily winked at the teacher when she wasn’t looking.
- The waitress saucily told the rude customer to mind his manners.
- She saucily tossed her hair and walked away from the argument.
- The student saucily questioned the professor’s explanation.