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cheekiness

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cheek⋅y

  [chee-kee]
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–adjective, cheek⋅i⋅er, cheek⋅i⋅est.
impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.
Origin:
1855–60; cheek + -y 1

Related forms:
cheek⋅i⋅ly, adverb
cheek⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
saucy, audacious, bold.
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cheek·y   (chē'kē)   
adj.   cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est
Impertinently bold; impudent and saucy.
cheek'i·ly adv., cheek'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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