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pert

 (pûrt)
adj. pert·er, pert·est
1.
a. High-spirited, lively, or cheerful: A pert receptionist greets each client.
b. Impudently bold; saucy: He was pert to his teacher. She gave a pert answer.
2.
a. Attractive or stylish in appearance: a pert hat.
b. Small or firm and well-formed: a pert nose.
[Middle English, unconcealed, bold, short for apert, obvious, frank (probably influenced by Old French aspert, espert, clever), from Old French, from Latin apertus, open, past participle of aperīre, to open; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
pert′ly adv.
pert′ness n.
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pert

(pɜːt)
adj
1. saucy, impudent, or forward
2. jaunty: a pert little hat.
3. obsolete clever or brisk
[C13: variant of earlier apert, from Latin apertus open, from aperīre to open; influenced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus expert]
ˈpertly adv
ˈpertness n

PERT

(pɜːt)
n acronym for
programme evaluation and review technique
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pert

(pɜrt)

adj. -er, -est.
1. boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.
2. jaunty and stylish; chic.
3. lively; sprightly; in good health.
4. Obs. clever.
[1200–50; Middle English, aph. variant of apert < Old French < Latin apertus open, past participle of aperīre; see aperient]
pert′ly, adv.
pert′ness, n.

pert.

pertaining.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.pert - characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
impertinent, saucy, irreverent
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
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pert

adjective impudent, forward, smart, bold, fresh (informal), flip (informal), cheeky, brash, saucy, pushy (informal), sassy (U.S. informal), flippant, presumptuous, impertinent, insolent, lippy (U.S. & Canad. slang) a pert young hussy
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pert

adjective
1. Very brisk, alert, and full of high spirits:
animated, bouncy, chipper, dashing, high-spirited, lively, spirited, vivacious.
Informal: peppy.
Idioms: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of life.
2. Rude and disrespectful:
assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.
Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.
Slang: wise.
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pert

[pɜːt] ADJ
1. (= coquettish) [young woman, hat] → coqueto
2. (= neat, firm) [nose] → respingón; [breasts] → levantado
3. (= rude) [reply] → un tanto descarado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pert

[ˈpɜːrt] adj
[girl, reply] → malicieux/euse
[nose] → mutin(e); [bottom] → rebondi(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pert

adj (+er) → keck, kess; (= impudent) → keck; a pert little smile → ein kesses or freches Lächeln
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pert

[pɜːt] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (girl, answer) → impertinente, sfacciato/a; (hat) → spiritoso/a
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