Malapertness
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mal·a·pert
(măl′ə-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·pert′ly adv.
mal′a·pert′ness n.