PERT

impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy

(adjective) characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; “a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

pert (comparative perter, superlative pertest)

(of a person) Attractive.

(of a part of the body) Well-formed, shapely. [from 14th c.]

Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.]

(now rare, especially of children or social inferiors) Cheeky, impertinent. [from 15th c.]

(obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden; apert. [14th-17th c.]

(obsolete) Clever.

Synonyms

• See also cheeky

Verb

pert (third-person singular simple present perts, present participle perting, simple past and past participle perted)

(intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness.

Noun

pert (plural perts)

(obsolete) An impudent person.

Anagrams

• -pter, pret., terp

Noun

PERT (uncountable)

(operations) Acronym of program evaluation and review technique.

Anagrams

• -pter, pret., terp

Source: Wiktionary


Pert, a. Etym: [An aphetic form of OE. & OF. apert open, known, true, free, or impudent. See Apert.]

1. Open; evident; apert. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

2. Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart. [Obs.] Shak.

3. Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent. "A very pert manner." Addison. The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play. Cowper.

Pert, v. i.

Definition: To behave with pertness. [Obs.] Gauden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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