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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal : brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang : wise1. See ATTITUDE, COURTESY. 2. Very brisk, alert, and full of high spirits: animated, bouncy, chipper, dashing, high-spirited, lively, spirited, vivacious. Informal : peppy. Idioms: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of life. See ACTION.
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