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Roguish vs Saucy - What's the difference?

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Roguish is a related term of saucy.


As adjectives the difference between roguish and saucy

is that roguish is unprincipled or unscrupulous while saucy is similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.

roguish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • unprincipled or unscrupulous
  • mischievous and playful
  • * 1840 , The Novel Newspaper (volume 2, page 8)
    • "She'll be a match for poor little Cupid, with his tiny bow and arrow, I dare say," said Grace Fitzgerald, with a roguish eye.

    Derived terms

    * roguishly * roguishness

    saucy

    English

    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 .

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