mal·a·pert (m l  -pûrt )adj. Impudently bold in speech or manner; saucy. n. An impudent, saucy person. [Middle English, from Old French : mal-, mal- + apert, clever, alteration (influenced by apert, clever, saucy; see pert) of Latin expertus; see expert.] mal a·pertly adv.mal a·pertness n. |
malapert [ˈmæləˌpɜːt] Archaic or literary
adj
saucy or impudent
n
a saucy or impudent person
[from Old French: unskilful (see mal-, expert); meaning in English influenced by apert frank, from Latin apertus open]
malapertly adv
malapertness n
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