saucily
adverb
saucily is spelled S-A-U-C-I-L-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, saucily means “In a saucy manner; impudently or impertinently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in saucily?
| Letters | 7: S-A-U-C-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is saucily?
Saucily appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of saucily
- more saucily comparative
- most saucily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saucily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a saucy manner; impudently or impertinently.
She walked off saucily and I watched, entranced, until she turned the corner; then I ran after her to ask her for a date.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does saucily come from?
From saucy + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).