Meanings
comparative more cheekily · superlative most cheekily
- In a cheeky or impudent manner.
The time passed. The two mice, careering wildly, scampered cheekily over his slippers. He had not moved a muscle.
1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 15”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC1 more example
Now, Vimeo user Alejandro Prullansky has compiled a super cut of Anderson's slo-mo shots from across the director's filmography, charmingly – and maybe a tad cheekily – set to The Shins' "New Slang."
2014 January 9, Jon Blistein, “Watch a Supercut of Wes Anderson's Slow-Motion Scenes”, in Rolling Stone, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2014
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
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cheekily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheekily
“cheekily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheekily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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