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   pert

   /pəːt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky: "a pert, slightly plump girl called Rose"
   • ▪ impudent or cheeky: "no need to be pert, miss" Similar impudentimpertinentcheekyirreverentforwardinsolentdisrespectfulflippantfamiliarpresumptuousaudaciousboldbold as brassbrazencockyout of lineshamelessinformal:freshfliplippymouthysaucysmart-arsedsassynervysmart-assedarchaic:malapert
   • 2. (of a bodily feature or garment) attractively small and well shaped: "she had a pert nose and deep blue eyes" Similar jauntyneattrimstylishsmartspruceperkyrakishinformal:nattysaucy

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘manifest’): from Old French apert, from Latin apertus ‘opened’, past participle of aperire, reinforced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus (see expert).

   Derivatives

   • 1. pertly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   How to use pert in a sentence. saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured; being trim and chic : jaunty; piquantly stimulating… See the full definition

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   Pert can mean small and firm, humorous and confident, or a project management method. Learn how to use pert in different contexts, with examples and synonyms, and see how to say it in other languages.

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   4 meanings: 1. saucy, impudent, or forward 2. jaunty 3. obsolete clever or brisk programme evaluation and review technique.... Click for more definitions.

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   This sassy little adjective pert is lively and bold, like your pert best friend who storms in and demands to borrow your favorite jacket.

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   What does Pert mean?

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   What does it mean if someone describes a young woman as PERT?

   • 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 assistant manager. If you say that someone has, for example, a pert bottom or nose, you mean that it is quite small and neat, and you think it is attractive.

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   What does a pert nose mean?

   • b. Small or firm and well-formed: a pert nose. [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- in Indo-European roots.]

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   What does Apert mean in English?

   • [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- in Indo-European roots.] pert′ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is an example of a pert military salute?

   • Recent Examples on the Web His left arm is akimbo and his right arm is raised, in a pert military salute, to his forehead. Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 Sales were boosted by a national prime-time television ad campaign in which a disorganized young man bumps into a pert young woman at the library, knocking her Trapper to the floor.

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   Pert means high-spirited, lively, or cheerful, or impudently bold or saucy. Find out the origin, usage, and related words of pert in this comprehensive online dictionary.

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