[sas-ee] 
| sas·sy 1 (sās'ē) adj. sas·si·er, sas·si·est
[Alteration of saucy.] sas'si·ly adv., sas'si·ness n. |
| sas·sy 2 (sās'ē) n. pl. sas·sies A western African tree (Erythrophleum suaveolens) of the pea family, having bark that yields a poison and wood that is used for construction. Also called sasswood, sassy bark. [Of West African origin; akin to Twi `  -sésé, plane tree, Ewe séséwú, timber tree, and Ga (Niger-Congo language of Ghana) sèsè, kind of tree.] |
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