Gentility and Sauce

Gentility

Gentility noun - Speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding.

Sauce is an antonym for gentility.

Nearby Words: gentle, gently, gentile

Sauce

Sauce noun - Disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request.
Usage example: if you put up with any sauce from them, they'll only get worse

Gentility is an antonym for sauce.

Nearby Words: saucy, sauced, saucer, saucing
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