sassier; sassiest
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: distinctively smart and stylish

Examples of sassy in a Sentence

Director J. J. Abrams has put the pop back in summer popcorn movies. His Star Trek, an exciting and sassy revamp of the classic sci-fi TV show and film series, is a blast in every sense of the word. Leah Rozen, People, 18 May 2009
Tamara, a youngish assistant district attorney who was wearing heels, Levi's, and a sassy blazer, was placing a tablecloth and vase with pink flowers on a table bearing a pink Sweet Sixteen banner and three pink-frosted Sams Club birthday cakes inscribed with "bring," "them," and "home" in black cursive icing. Samantha M. Shapiro, Mother Jones, March/April 2007
You might be in London, but the scene—from the counter stools and padded booths to the sassy waitresses and overhead TVs—is pure southern honky-tonk. Gourmet, March 2005
She bought some sassy high heels. The kid gave a sassy answer to the question.
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Special Agent Jessica Knight has her hands full with a sassy socialite, as seen in TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek from the next episode of NCIS. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024 The storytelling is entertainingly confident but tonally dissonant, though Baker stirs a host of strong performances for his disparate characters, especially Mikey Madison as the sassy Cinderella of this story and Yura Borisov as an endearing henchman. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024 The sassy pink-and-gray calf quickly took over the internet as the zoo shared videos of Moo Deng biting her keepers and bathing in streams of water. Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 On social media, the clip earned similar reverence as fans praised the four-time Oscar nominee for her sassy response. Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sassy 

Word History

Etymology

alteration of saucy

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sassy was in 1833

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“Sassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sassy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

sassy

adjective
sassier; sassiest
: given to back talk : impudent

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