cheekily

English

Etymology

cheeky +‎ -ly

Adverb

cheekily (comparative more cheekily, superlative most cheekily)

1. In a cheeky or impudent manner.
   • 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 15”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:

     The time passed. The two mice, careering wildly, scampered cheekily over his slippers. He had not moved a muscle.