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pert — [adj] lively, bold animated, audacious, brash, brazen, breezy, bright, brisk, cheeky*, dapper, daring, dashing, disrespectful, flip*, flippant, forward, fresh, gay, impertinent, impudent, insolent, jaunty, keen, nervy, perky, presumptuous, sassy* … New thesaurus
pert — [pə:t US pə:rt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: apert open, speaking freely , from Latin apertus] 1.) a girl or woman who is pert is amusing, but slightly disrespectful ▪ Angie gave him one of her pert little glances. 2.) a pert part… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pert — adj. Pert is used with these nouns: ↑breast … Collocations dictionary
pert — pert1 [pʉrt] adj. [ME, aphetic for apert < OFr < L apertus, open: see APERTURE] 1. bold or impudent in speech or behavior; saucy; forward 2. chic and jaunty 3. Dial. in good spirits or health; lively; brisk 4. Obs. clever pertly adv. p … English World dictionary
pert — adj 1. impertinent, impudent, flippant, saucy, fresh, smart alecky, smart aleck, smart, smart mouthed, malapert, Inf. cheeky, Inf. flip; audacious, out of line, disrespectful, rude, impolite, unmannerly, uncivil; forward, presumptuous, brazen,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pert — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If someone describes a young woman as pert, they mean that they like her because she is lively and not afraid to say what she thinks. This use could cause offence. A pert redhead in uniform read off the printed… … English dictionary
pert — [[t]pɜrt[/t]] adj. er, est 1) boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy 2) jaunty and stylish; chic 3) lively; sprightly; in good health 4) Obs. clever • Etymology: 1200–50; ME, aph. var. of apert < OF < L apertus open, ptp.… … From formal English to slang
pert — pertly, adv. pertness, n. /perrt/, adj., perter, pertest. 1. boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy. 2. jaunty and stylish; chic; natty. 3. lively; sprightly; in good health. 4. Obs. clever. [1200 50; ME, aph. var. of apert < OF … Universalium
pert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impudent, saucy, flippant, fresh, flip, sassy (inf.); forward, bold, perky. See discourtesy, insolence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bold, daring, saucy; see rude 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a … English dictionary for students
pert — pÉœrt /pÉœË adj. bold, insolent, forward; lively, perky, energetic … English contemporary dictionary
