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sauncy

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saun⋅cy

  [son-see, sawn-see]
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–adjective, -ci⋅er, -ci⋅est. Scot. and North England, Irish English.
sonsy.

son⋅sy

  [son-see]
–adjective, -si⋅er, -si⋅est. Scot. and North England, Irish English.
1. strong and healthy; robust.
2. agreeable; good-natured.
Also, sauncy, sonsie.

Origin:
1525–35; sonse prosperity, good fortune (ME (Scots) < ScotGael sonas, MIr sonus, deriv. of sona prosperous, happy, OIr son) + -y1; cf. donsie
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