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sassy

1

[ sas-ee ]

adjective

Informal.
sassier, sassiest.
  1. disrespectful or impudent; impertinent; insolent:

    Don't get sassy with me!

  2. boldly stylish and smart; pert:

    a sassy red handbag.



sassy

2

[ sas-ee ]

sassy

1

/ ˈ²õʲõɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    insolent, impertinent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sassy

2

/ ˈsÊsˌwʊd; ˈ²õʲõɪ /

noun

  1. a W African leguminous tree, Erythrophleum guineense, with poisonous bark ( sassy bark ) and hard strong wood
  2. the bark or wood of this tree or the alkaloid derived from them, which is sometimes used in medicine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ²¹²õ²õŸ±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ²õ²¹²õ²õŸ±±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • ²õ²¹²õ·²õŸ±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²õ²¹²õ·²õŸ±Â·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sassy1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–1835; alteration of saucy

Origin of sassy2

First recorded in 1855–60; of uncertain origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sassy1

C19: variant of saucy

Origin of sassy2

C19: probably from a language of the Kwa family: compare Twi sese plane tree, Ewe sesewu a kind of timber tree
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Example Sentences

Liz is a compelling creation, at once smart, sassy and wily, and there is fun to be had watching her slickly outwit credulous individuals.

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She was bursting with energy, beautiful, boisterous and sassy, her mother says.

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Written atop a picture of her giving the peace sign in her track gear, it was typical teenage venting: a bit braggy, a bit crude, projecting a sassy confidence that wasn’t truly there.

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She described her former pupil as “often bubbly” and a girl who “at times could be sassy”.

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It was a brutal end to the life of a girl remembered by her former class teacher as spirited, sassy, bubbly, and whose happy place was being on the stage.

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