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cheek⋅y

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

Origin:
1855–60; cheek + -y 1


cheek⋅i⋅ly, adverb
cheek⋅i⋅ness, noun


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.
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