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cheeked

  [cheekt]
–adjective
having cheeks of the kind indicated (used in combination): rosy-cheeked youngsters.
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Origin:
cheek + -ed 3
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cheek   (chēk)   
n.  

  1. The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and between the nose and ear.

  2. Something resembling the cheek in shape or position.

  3. Either of the buttocks.

  4. Impertinent boldness: had the cheek to insult his hosts.

tr.v.   cheeked, cheek·ing, cheeks Informal
To speak impudently to.

[Middle English cheke, from Old English cēace.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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