Antonyms for pert
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : purt |
| Phonetic Transcription : pÉœrt |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for pert
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