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cheek·y

 (chē′kē)
adj. cheek·i·er, cheek·i·est
Impertinently bold; impudent and saucy.
cheek′i·ly adv.
cheek′i·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

cheeky

(ˈtʃiːkɪ)
adj, cheekier or cheekiest
disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudent: a cheeky child.
ˈcheekily adv
ˈcheekiness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cheek•y

(ˈtʃi ki)

adj. cheek•i•er, cheek•i•est.
impudent; insolent.
[1855–60]
cheek′i•ly, adv.
cheek′i•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.cheeky - offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
brash, nervy
forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
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cheeky

adjective impudent, rude, forward, fresh (informal), insulting, saucy, audacious, sassy (U.S. informal), pert, disrespectful, impertinent, insolent, lippy (U.S. & Canad. slang) They sat making cheeky comments about passers-by.
civil, mannerly, polite, respectful, courteous, well-behaved, deferential, decorous, complaisant, well-mannered
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

cheeky

adjective
Rude and disrespectful:
assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.
Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.
Slang: wise.
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cheeky

[ˈtʃiːkɪ] ADJ (cheekier (compar) (cheekiest (superl))) [person] → descarado, fresco; [question] → indiscreto, descarado; [grin] → malicioso
don't be cheeky! → ¡no seas descarado!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cheeky

[ˈtʃiːki] adj [person] → insolent(e), culotté(e); [grin, smile, remark] → insolent(e), provocateur/trice
Don't be cheeky! → Ne sois pas insolent!
a cheeky smile → un sourire provocateur
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cheeky

adj (+er) (Brit) → frech, vorwitzig, dreist; remark, person, smile also → schnippisch; hat, dress → kess, flott; driving → schneidig, schnittig, frech; it’s a bit cheeky asking for another pay rise so soon → es ist etwas unverschämt, schon wieder eine Gehaltserhöhung zu verlangen; cheeky girl → freche Göre
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cheeky

[ˈtʃiːkɪ] adj → sfacciato/a, impudente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cheek

(tʃiːk) noun
1. the side of the face below the eye. pink cheeks.mejilla
2. impudence or disrespectful behaviour. He had the cheek to refuse me entrance.descaro, frescura, cara
ˈcheeky adjective
impudent. a cheeky remark.descarado, fresco
ˈcheekiness noun
descaro, frescura
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

cheeky

→ descarado
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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