Adjective

(en adjective)

Defying.

*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)

, chapter=15 citation , passage=She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar.’ ¶ ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough!

Boldly resisting opposition.

*2013 June 18, (Simon Romero), " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):

*:But the demonstrators remained defiant , pouring into the streets by the thousands and venting their anger over political corruption, the high cost of living and huge public spending for the World Cup and the Olympics.

Adjective

(er)

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:

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.

Impudently bold; pert; piquant.

Mildly erotic.

My wife and I enjoyed the dancing, but she found it a little too saucy .