saucily

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English saucy Middle English -ly English -ly English saucily From saucy + -ly.

1. In a saucy manner; impudently or impertinently.

   “She walked off saucily and I watched, entranced, until she turned the corner; then I ran after her to ask her for a date.”

   “The Clown put his hands in his pockets, and after puffing out his cheeks and nodding his head at them saucily he said, “My lady fair, / Why do you stare / At poor old Mr. Joker? / You’re quite as stiff / And prim as if / You’d eaten up a poker!””