cheek·y

[chee-kee]
adjective, cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est.
impudent; insolent: a cheeky fellow; cheeky behavior.

Origin:
1855–60; cheek + -y1

cheek·i·ly, adverb
cheek·i·ness, noun


saucy, audacious, bold.
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cheeky (ˈtʃiːkɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , cheekier, cheekiest
disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudent: a cheeky child
 
'cheekily
 
adv
 
'cheekiness
 
n

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Cheeky is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Word Origin & History

cheeky
1859, from cheek in its sense of "insolence."
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Example sentences
Steve:that features a cheeky urban pigeon that's kind of a wisecrack.
It is still pinkish, and still plays host to some terrific writing, annotated by cheeky headlines and pointillistic graphics.
It was incredibly cheeky for the government to then insist that universities both provide and pay for this work.
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