saucily, adv.
(ˈsɔːsɪlɪ)
Also 6 saucely, 6–7 sawcely, 7 sawcily.
[f. saucy + -ly2.]
In a saucy manner, in various senses of the adj.
| 1548 Elyot Dict., Proterue, proudely, immoderately, shamefully, saucily, knappishely. 1552 Huloet, Sawcely. 1592 Warner Alb. Eng. vii. xxxvii. 166, I beare a mind lesse bace than that I can digest your Drudge with me so saucely should chat. 1599 Broughton's Lett. vi. 19 You began to stirre,..malepartly answering his Grace with scornfull letters, and subscribing them..most saucely. 1617 Moryson Itin. ii. 63 The Townes..stood so saucily upon their priviledges, as a sharpe rod and strong hand were requisite to amend them. 1651 Davenant Gondibert ii. i. 31 Even from the Temples, Angels soon withdrew; So sawcely th' afflicted there complain'd. 1668 Clarendon Contempl. Ps. Tracts (1727) 443 We have..saucily used and prophaned some of the expressions which by the dictate of God's own spirit they have thought fit to make use of. 1709 Steele Tatler No. 44 ¶5 [He] makes him speak sawcily of his Betters. 1712 Arbuthnot John Bull ii. xi, The more young and unexperienc'd he us'd to teach to talk Saucily. 1768 Priv. Lett. Ld. Malmesbury (1870) I. 218 Some printers who saucily mentioned our debates were ordered to attend. 1853 Reade Chr. Johnstone xv. 276 She then smiled saucily in his face. 1900 Crockett Love Idylls (1901) 27 Bell's saucily unconscious air of command piqued him. |