pert
adjective/pɜːt/
/pɜːrt/
- (especially of a girl or young woman) showing a lack of respect, often in a humorous way synonym impudent
- a pert reply
- (of a part of the body) small and with an attractive shape
- a pert nose
- pert features
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘manifest’): from Old French apert, from Latin apertus ‘opened’, past participle of aperire, reinforced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus, past participle of experiri ‘try’.
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