ˈsa]sē, ˈsaa], ˈsai], ˈsȧ], ]si\ adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: alteration of saucy
1.
a. : given to back talk : fresh , impertinent
were polite and … not the sassy type — Boston Herald
sassy kids — Barbara B. Jamison
b. : physically vigorous : spirited , jaunty
the timber mechanic, that fat and sassy plutocrat of the modern logging camps — J.F.Stevens
feel like I can jump over a six-foot fence and getting very sassy — Time
2. : distinctively smart or stylish
a sassy black-and-white bow tie — Jean Stafford
woven into his own nostalgic or sassy musical style — E.T.Canby
rocketed from a pulp-type blood-and-thunder book to a sassy slick with top-name contributors — Newsweek