■ adjective
1》 (of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky.
↘impudent or cheeky: no need to be ~, miss.
2》 (of a bodily feature or garment) attractively small and well shaped.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'manifest'): from OFr. a~ , from L. a~us 'opened', past participle of aperire , reinforced by OFr. as~ , from L. ex~us (see ex~ ).