Syntaxiom

cheekily

/tʃˈikili/ adv

In a cheeky or impudent manner.

Word Origin Cheek from Old English 'cēace' meaning jaw or cheek. Cheeky originally meant 'impudent, saucy' — like someone talking back with their cheek (face). Cheekily means in a cheeky manner. The same root gives us cheekbone. The Latin cognate 'bucca' gives us buccal (relating to the cheek). So cheekily is literally 'with the cheek' — a facial metaphor for insolence.

adv In a cheeky or impudent manner.

The child cheekily stuck out his tongue at the teacher.

(副词) 厚脸皮地；无礼地；放肆地

那孩子无礼地朝老师吐了吐舌头。

(adverbio) insolentemente; descaradamente; con descaro; irrespetuosamente; con desfachatez [De manera insolente o descarada.]

El niño sacó la lengua de forma insolente al maestro.

(adverbe) effrontément; insolemment; impudemment [De façon effrontée, avec impertinence.]

L'enfant a cheekily tiré la langue à la maîtresse.

(Adverb) frech; dreist; unverschämt [Auf eine freche, respektlose oder provokante Art und Weise, oft mit einer spielerischen oder herausfordernden Note.]

Das Kind streckte dem Lehrer **cheekily** die Zunge heraus.

(副詞) 生意気な方法で、厚かましい態度で。

その子供は生意気にも教師に向かって舌を出した。

(advérbio) atrevidamente; insolentemente; impudentemente [De maneira insolente ou atrevida.]

A criança, com insolência, mostrou a língua para o professor.

Synonyms: impudently brazenly boldly audaciously insolently sassily pertly flippantly Antonyms: respectfully politely meekly humbly
Word parts: cheek + y + ly

Related words

cheeky cheekiness

Get offline access, pronunciation, spaced repetition, and learning games:

Download Syntaxiom →
📱 Offline access 🔊 Pronunciation 🧠 Spaced repetition 📖 Native language bridges