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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
sassy1
 
SYLLABICATION:sas·sy
PRONUNCIATION:  ss
ADJECTIVE:Inflected forms: sas··si·er, sas··si·est
1. Rude and disrespectful; impudent. 2. Lively and spirited; jaunty. 3. Stylish; chic: a sassy little hat.
ETYMOLOGY:Alteration of saucy.
OTHER FORMS:sassi·ly —ADVERB
sassi·ness —NOUN
 
 
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