cheeky

Speech parts

1. cheeky - Adjective

3. cheeky - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

a Brazen-faced; impudent; bold.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

insolent brash saucy nervy sassy arch czech archer pert naughty forwarder forward fresh familiar assuming
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Antonyms

coy old coward yellow guilty shy
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Phrases with the word

cheeky few

Derivatives

cheekier cheekiest

Examples

The more I learnt about this cheeky – almost rebellious – company, the more it appealed to me, as it unapologetically pointed to an alternative in a complacent and creatively bankrupt industry. Apple stood for something and had reason for being that wasn't just about making money. Jonathan Ive

Narrative prose is a legal wife, while drama is a posturing, boisterous, cheeky and wearisome mistress. Anton Chekhov

I'd love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play a character who'd just blown someones head off! Dominic Monaghan

I had a meal in Pizza Hut and the waitress told me I didn't need to pay. So I decided to be a bit cheeky and ask for more pizza and garlic bread. Gareth Gates

I don't do chat-up lines. Girls often tell me I'm cheeky. Being cheeky seems to work OK for me. Jermain Defoe

A cheeky person owns half the world. Dutch Proverb

Close letter words and terms

cheekpiece cheekplate cheektooth cheeky chappie cheeky chops cheeky fellow