Synonyms for pert

Grammar : Adj

Spell : purt

Phonetic Transcription : pɜrt

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Définition of pert

Origin : c.1300 (implied in pertly), "evident, unconcealed," shortened form of Middle English apert "open, frank," from Old French apert, from Latin apertus, past participle of aperire "to open" (see overt). Sense of "saucy, bold" first recorded late 14c. Less pejorative meaning "lively, brisk, in good spirits" (c.1500) survives in U.S. dialectal peart (with Middle English alternative spelling). Related: Pertness.

adj lively, bold

Example sentences :

Does that (pert cousin) make it out that he does not love you?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

"Our lawyer is foreclosing," whispered a pert young damsel in Greta's ear.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

"I carry in it goods of price, which I'll not see riddled to please a pert boy," he said.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

Do my wishes count for nothing, that you send me pert answers by my woman?
Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini

Mary had been pert to her, and she was not prone to forgive.
Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope

He found a good meal awaiting him, and his wife on hand as pert as ever.
Extract from : « From Farm to Fortune » by Horatio Alger Jr.

Or the pert way she holds her head, or the general excitement of the occasion.
Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford

"And it was the truth," said a pert, youthful, yet slightly affected voice.
Extract from : « Susy, A Story of the Plains » by Bret Harte

That pert young Jenny had put his spirits down to his very toes.
Extract from : « The Story of a Robin » by Agnes S. Underwood

It was the little man's pert but wholly inoffensive inquiry.
Extract from : « The Man Who Knew » by Edgar Wallace

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