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Definition of perter - 4 dictionary results

pert

  [purt]
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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; ME, aph. var. of apert < OF < L apertus open (ptp. of aperīre; see aperient ); in ME and OF, influenced by OF aspert < L expertus expert

Related forms:
pertly, adverb
pertness, noun

Synonyms:
1. presumptuous, impudent.
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pert   (pûrt)   
adj.   pert·er, pert·est

  1. Trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty: a pert hat.

  2. High-spirited; vivacious.

  3. Impudently bold; saucy.


[Middle English, unconcealed, bold, short for apert, obvious, frank (probably influenced by Old French aspert, espert, clever), from Old French, from Latin apertus, open, past participle of aperīre, to open; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.]
pert'ly adv., pert'ness n.
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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 c.1386. Less pejorative meaning "lively, brisk, in good spirits" (c.1500) survives in U.S. dial. peart (with M.E. alternate 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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