saucier; sauciest
1
: served with or having the consistency of sauce
2
a
: impertinently bold and impudent
b
: amusingly forward and flippant : irrepressible
Examples of saucy in a Sentence
irritated his fellow travelers with saucy questions and comments
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Cover, remove from heat, and let sit 5 minutes longer until liquid is mostly absorbed but noodles are still saucy.
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
The Subway slides will not include actual sauce, but instead a pool of colored water with a saucy consistency.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 24 July 2024
This isn’t a super saucy dish, but the sauce is light and creamy and clings to the pasta and sausage nicely.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal are once again getting saucy at Katz’s Delicatessen.
—EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2025
The Subway slides will not include actual sauce, but instead a pool of colored water with a saucy consistency.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 24 July 2024
This isn’t a super saucy dish, but the sauce is light and creamy and clings to the pasta and sausage nicely.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal are once again getting saucy at Katz’s Delicatessen.
—EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for saucy
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“Saucy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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