Found 2 items, similar to pert.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pert
pert
adj : characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality;
“a
certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner” [syn:
impertinent,
irreverent,
saucy]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pert
Pert
\Pert\, a. [An aphetic form of OE. & OF. apert open, known,
true, free, or impudent. See
Apert.]
1. Open; evident; apert. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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2. Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent.
“A very pert manner.” --Addison.
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The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play.
--Cowper.
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Pert
\Pert\, v. i.
To behave with pertness. [Obs.] --Gauden.
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