lippy

adjective

Definition of lippynext
as in cheeky

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Recent Examples of lippy While walking Vogue through her 16-step skin-care and makeup routine, the rising pop star shares a lippy secret. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024 Yura picked up his bag, walked out into the vestibule, the lippy man now gone, and took his place next to three women of various ages: an old woman, a full-figured middle-aged woman, and a young girl. — Vladimir Sorokin, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021 Epp cross-pollinates these tragedies with those of a lippy 11-year-old girl, abandoned and stranded on her roof during the Nebraska floods of 2019. — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2019 Giles was challenged daily in practice last fall by LSU's confident, lippy secondary, led by cornerbacks Donte Jackson and Greedy Williams and safety Kevin Toliver II. — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 14 Mar. 2018 That was also accompanied by lippy attitude from the cabbie when challenged. — Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lippy
  1. cheeky
  2. sassy
  3. saucy
  4. brassy
  5. brazen
  6. impudent
  7. insolent
  8. brash
Adjective
  • Crawford gave the top its red carpet moment at the Mr. & Mrs. Smith premiere in 2005, cementing it as both a supermodel staple and a snapshot of mid-2000s fashion’s cheeky, slogan-loving era.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The signature transparency, cheeky humor and too-cool-for-school style remain.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of cheeky
Adjective
  • The sassy semi-homemade dressing (featuring Italian dressing, balsamic, honey, and crushed red pepper flakes), the tender sautéed chicken, and the enticing combination of colorful vegetables really help this supper shine.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
  • My final eggless contribution is this sassy chocolate acorn squash mousse for an elegant and easy treat that’s suitable (and delightful) for both Passover, Easter, along with our sad period of egg scarcity and beyond.
    — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of sassy
Adjective
  • 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, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of saucy
Adjective
  • Gaga’s brassy belt brings out one of the album’s most passionate vocals from Bennett, who even lets out a spontaneous laugh toward the end of the song.
    — Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Rema launches himself to the top of the sitting room’s thick, layered couch and stretches his long legs, the tongues of his brassy Jaded London combat boots wagging and a pillowy Rick Owens clutch stocked with incense strapped to his side.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of brassy
Adjective
  • As a result of this brazen detention, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism noncitizen students have been advised to stop covering sensitive issues like Gaza, Ukraine and their own former classmate’s case, while scrubbing social media of this new wrongthink.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The fight among anti-Trumpers of all stripes has faded in recent days as Trump’s brazen conquest of the spending system was looking increasingly inevitable.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of brazen
Adjective
  • One chord appears to speak to the other, sounding almost impudent in their simplicity, equal parts ecstatic and heartbreakingly melancholic.
    — Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
  • More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina.
    — Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of impudent
Adjective
  • Parthenope is inscrutable yet expressive, insolent yet heroic, magnetic yet unattainable, loving yet selfish.
    — Mike Miller, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The officers weren't rude, angry, or insolent — as required of a battery conviction — and used their training and legal authority to do their jobs.
    — Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of insolent
Adjective
  • Dark Empaths can grasp the subtleties of human behavior and use that insight to conceal their shortcomings behind a brash level of confidence.
    — Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Dsquared2 celebrated its 30th anniversary with a collection that featured all the brand’s hallmarks, including glittery embellishments, paint splatter and brash washes.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of brash

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“Lippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lippy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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