Sau'cy, a.

a. [compar. SAUCIER; superl. SAUCIEST.] [Eng. sauce, from Lat. salsus, salt, sharp. See SAUCE.] 1. Bold to excess; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; as, a saucy fellow. Am I not the protector, saucy priest? Shak. 2. Expressive of impudence; as, a saucy eye; saucy looks. Syn.—Impudent; insolent; impertinent; rude.