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Pert
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To behave with pertness. [Obs.] Gauden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.