pert

pert  (pûrt)

adj. pert·er, pert·est

1. Trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty: a pert hat.

2. High-spirited; vivacious.

3. Impudently bold; saucy.

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[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 aperre, to open; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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pertly adv.

pertness n.

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pert

Adjective

1. saucy or impudent

2. attractive in a neat way: pert buttocks [Latin apertus open]

Thesaurus

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

Translations

pert [pəːt] adj → impertinente, fresco, atrevido

pert [pəːt] adj → coquin(e) → mutin(e)

pert [pəːt] adj [person] → frech; [nose, buttocks] → keck; [hat] → kess

pert [pəːt] adj (= bold) → sfacciato/a, impertinente; [hat] → spiritoso/a