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What is the adjective for cheeks?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb cheek which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

cheeky
  1. (informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
  2. (informal, Britain) Indulged in.
  3. (Australian Aboriginal) Poisonous (of animals such as snakes), dangerous, cunning, violent, potent.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. bold, impudent, insolent, brazen, impertinent, audacious, brash, cocky, fresh, presumptuous, forward, sassy, saucy, rude, disrespectful, brassy, flip, pert, nervy, wise, cocksure, shameless, irreverent, impolite, discourteous, unmannerly, brassbound, arch, insulting, overfamiliar, contumelious, lippy, assumptive, malapert, insubordinate, mischievous, mouthy, defiant, mannerless, ballsy, presumptive, naughty, brazen-faced, bold-faced, ill-mannered, bad-mannered, brass-necked, smart-arsed, bold as brass, smart-alecky … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “He is a little cheeky and addresses the Lord with pert familiarity.”
      “Even the BBC got in on the act, with a beautifully cheeky gloating graphic that caused more than a few double-takes.”
      “Owen Wilson has a smarmy-cool, utterly natural screen persona of smiles, cheeky ad-libs and ironically understated wisecracks.”
cheeked
  1. (usually in combination) Having some specific type of cheek.
cheekless
  1. Without cheeks.
cheekier
  1. comparative form of cheeky: more cheeky
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bolder, brasher, cockier, fresher, sassier, saucier, ruder, brassier, flipper, perter, nervier, wiser, impoliter, archer, lippier, mouthier, ballsier, naughtier, more impudent, more insolent, more brazen, more impertinent, more audacious, more presumptuous, more disrespectful, more cocksure, more shameless, more irreverent, more discourteous, more unmannerly, more insulting, more overfamiliar, more contumelious, more assumptive, more malapert, more insubordinate, more mischievous, more defiant, more mannerless, more presumptive, more brazen-faced, more bold-faced, more ill-mannered, more bad-mannered, more brass-necked, more smart-alecky, smarter, more flippant, pushier, more overbold … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Being where they are, they are cheekier and more intimate than gravestones.”
      “Kids seem much cheekier, and we certainly never got away with being cheeky or answering back.”
      “I like doing things where you can be a wee bit cheekier, a wee bit naughtier and show another side to yourself.”
cheekiest
  1. superlative form of cheeky: most cheeky
  2. Synonyms:
      3. boldest, brashest, cockiest, freshest, sassiest, sauciest, rudest, brassiest, flippest, pertest, nerviest, wisest, impolitest, archest, lippiest, mouthiest, ballsiest, naughtiest, most impudent, most insolent, most brazen, most impertinent, most audacious, most presumptuous, most disrespectful, most cocksure, most shameless, most irreverent, most discourteous, most unmannerly, most insulting, most overfamiliar, most contumelious, most assumptive, most malapert, most insubordinate, most mischievous, most defiant, most mannerless, most presumptive, most brazen-faced, most ill-mannered, most bad-mannered, most brass-necked, most smart-alecky, smartest, most flippant, pushiest, most overbold, most barefaced … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Pirlo scored the cheekiest of ridiculous penalties, by chipping a bumbling ball past the diving Joe Hart.”
      “Though only a third of 2012 has passed, Zac Bissonnette is already a strong contender for the cheekiest author of the year award.”
      “Here's our handy guide to the cheekiest resorts and all that they have to offer.”
cheeking
  1. present participle of cheek
  2. Synonyms:
      3. backchatting, sassing, answering back to, arguing with, talking back to, mouthing off, retorting, riposting, countering, arguing, reacting, responding, retaliating, quibbling, defying, contradicting, answering back, talking back, wising off, answering defiantly, coming back, fighting back, coming back at, answering impertinently, disagreeing with, responding cheekily to, sassing back … more
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