--- title: sassy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «sassy» in the school dictionary: Cheeky, bold and not polite, answering back in a lively way (mainly American informal). 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sassy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sassy.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Cheeky, bold and not polite, answering back in a lively way (mainly American informal). ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sassy:m1:1 # text = Cheeky, bold and not polite, answering back in a lively way (mainly American informal). 1 Cheeky cheeky ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 3 bold bold ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 conj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 5 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 6 polite polite ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 answering answer VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 1 conj _ _ 9 back back ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 lively lively ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 14 ( ( PUNCT -LRB- _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 mainly mainly ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 16 American American ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 informal informal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ) ) PUNCT -RRB- _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **answer back** *speech: assert* | gerund | | | | a lively way | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## Example 1 {#x1} The sassy cat answered back. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sassy:x1:1 # text = The sassy cat answered back. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 sassy sassy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 answered answer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 back back ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **answer back** *speech: assert* | past | the sassy cat | | | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 2 {#x2} The sassy bird hopped about the tree. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sassy:x2:1 # text = The sassy bird hopped about the tree. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 sassy sassy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 hopped hop VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hop** | past | the sassy bird | | | | | about the tree | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about tree=Trajectory | ## Example 3 {#x3} Don't be sassy to your teacher. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sassy:x3:1 # text = Don't be sassy to your teacher. 1 Do do VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 4 cop _ _ 4 sassy sassy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 1 obj _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive | | | | | | to your teacher; sassy *property* | tree rules | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [sass](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sass/) - next →: [satanic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/) - ↑ back to [S in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/)