cheekier

Increasingly bold, playful

Cheekier is the comparative form of cheeky—more impudent, more playfully disrespectful.

The younger sibling was always the cheekier of the two.

Her comments got cheekier as the evening went on.

impudent

insolent

Boldly rude and disrespectful

sassy · irreverent · flippant · defiant · impertinent · mouthy · lippy · forward · presumptuous · insubordinate

playful

mischievous

Playfully causing trouble

  • impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
  • roguishMischievously charming
  • waggishHumorously mischievous in manner

prankish · teasing · jesting · bantering · wisecracking · jokey · elfin · puckish · sportive · frolicsome

flirtatious

coquettish

Playfully alluring in manner

  • flirtyPlayfully romantic in manner
  • saucyBoldly disrespectful, often playfully
  • provocativeMeant to provoke response

teasing · alluring · playful · pert · kittenish · enticing · suggestive · come-hither · bold · forward

Opposites
manner/attitude

cheekiershyer

Comparatively more reserved

timider

Family

cheekily, cheekiness, cheekiest

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