əˌpɜrt adjective
1.
unbecomingly bold or saucy.
noun
2.
a malapert person.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | saucy or impudent |
| —n | |
| 2. | a saucy or impudent person |
| [C15: from Old French: unskilful (see | |
| 'malapertly | |
| —adv | |
| 'malapertness | |
| —n | |
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Malapert
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
malapert
"impudent," c.1420, from O.Fr. mal apert, lit. "ill-skilled," from mal- "badly" + apert "skillful," variant of espert "experienced, skillful, clever" (from L. expertus, see expert).
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