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adjective, -er, -est.
1.
boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.
2.
jaunty and stylish; chic; natty.
3.
lively; sprightly; in good health.
4.
Obsolete. clever.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English, aphetic variant of apert < Old French < Latin apertus open (past participle of aperīre; see aperient); in Middle English and Old French, influenced by Old French aspert < Latin expertus expert
1200–50; Middle English, aphetic variant of apert < Old French < Latin apertus open (past participle of aperīre; see aperient); in Middle English and Old French, influenced by Old French aspert < Latin expertus expert
Related forms
pert·ly, adverb
pert·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. presumptuous, impudent.
1. presumptuous, impudent.
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Example Sentences
- Pert and poised, the little girl with honey-blond hair leaned across the pocket-billiards table.
- That's a right pert dry spell by anybody's calculation.
- She speaks the cute lines with pert awareness and hop-skips all over the place.
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pert.
pertaining.
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Word Origin & History
pert
c.1300 (implied in pertly), "evident, unconcealed," aphetic form of apert "open, frank," from O.Fr. apert, from L. apertus, pp. of aperire "to open" (see overt). Sense of "saucy, bold" first recorded late 14c. Less pejorative meaning "lively, brisk, in good spirits" (c.1500)
EXPANDsurvives in U.S. dial. peart (with M.E. alternative spelling).
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Medical Dictionary
Pert (pûrt), Candace Beebe. Born 1946.
American biochemist noted for her study of brain chemicals and the locations of their receptors.
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