adjective, pert·er, pert·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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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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pert.
pertaining.
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pert (pɜːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | saucy, impudent, or forward |
| 2. | jaunty: a pert little hat |
| 3. | obsolete clever or brisk |
| [C13: variant of earlier apert, from Latin apertus open, from aperīre to open; influenced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus | |
| 'pertly | |
| —adv | |
| 'pertness | |
| —n | |
| PERT (pɜːt) | |
| —n acronym for | |
| programme evaluation and review technique | |
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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)
survives 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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| PERT program evaluation and review technique |
| pert. pertaining |
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Example sentences
She speaks the cute lines with pert awareness and hop-skips all over the place.
Her performance, aggressively pert and unaccountably off-kilter, beautifully embodies the film's overall sleight of hand.
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