impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy
(adjective) characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; āa certain irreverent gaiety and ease of mannerā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• See also cheeky
pert (third-person singular simple present perts, present participle perting, simple past and past participle perted)
(intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness.
pert (plural perts)
(obsolete) An impudent person.
• -pter, pret., terp
PERT (uncountable)
(operations) Acronym of program evaluation and review technique.
• -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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be ādancingā after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatās how the first coffee drink was born.
