sassy

Other forms of sassy

comparative or superlative

sassier

comparative or superlative

sassiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sassy

What does sassy mean?

sassy means "improperly forward or bold".

How many syllables are in sassy?

sassy has 2 syllables: sas-sy. The stress falls on "sas". In IPA it is /ˈsæsi/.

What is another word for sassy?

Close synonyms include fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sassy a common word?

sassy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.