Word Frequency
pert (pɜːt
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Definitions
adjective
- saucy, impudent, or forward
- jaunty ⇒
a pert little hat
- (obsolete) clever or brisk
Derived Forms
ˈpertly adverbˈpertness noun
Word Origin
C13: variant of earlier apert, from Latin apertus open, from aperīre to open; influenced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertusexpertExample Sentences Including 'pert'
And anyway, as I mentioned: This young woman was good-looking and pert.Globe and Mail (2003)
Don't worry, this is not the predictable lament for babies, husbands or a pert bottom.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Fizzy pop Samuel Patrick J-Lo tries to tempt Becks with some pert pink power No, they're not new models for Madame Tussauds.Megastar (2005)
He claims not to like them too pert , which is fortunate for me.AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)
It's just like Barbie, the doll with the abundant hair, pert breasts, long legs and impossibly narrow hips.SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)
Liz posed topless with just a red scarf covering her pert 34B boobs.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Only art can represent purity and virginity with a semi-naked girl with pert nipples and no pubic hair.The Australian (2004)
She was a pert twenty-three-year-old in shirt and jeans, perched on a stool and, unlike the men, neither apologetic nor beset with guilt.Death Speaks Softly
`Mind where you're walking,' she replied with a pert smile.MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
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