Abhorrent vs Saucy - What's the difference?
abhorrent | saucy | Related terms |
(archaic) Inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts.
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Contrary to; discordant.
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Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing.
Detestable or repugnant.
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Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a way that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
* ~1603 , William Shakespeare, Othello, the Moor of Venice , Act I, scene I, line 143:
Impudently bold; pert; piquant.
Mildly erotic.
Abhorrent is a related term of saucy.
As adjectives the difference between abhorrent and saucy
is that abhorrent is (archaic) inconsistent with; far removed from; strongly opposed to, as, abhorrent thoughts while saucy is similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.abhorrent
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(Webster 1913)Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Nouns to which abhorrent is often applied: behavior, act, crime, practice, thing. * (opposed) abhorrent'' is typically folled by ''from . * (contrary) abhorrent'' is followed by ''to .External links
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saucy
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Adjective
(er)- If this be known to you, and your allowance/ When we have done you bold and saucy wrongs.
- She is a loud, saucy child who doesn't show a lot of respect to her elders.
- My wife and I enjoyed the dancing, but she found it a little too saucy .