Pert

Adjective

 * 1) Attractive (of a person); well-formed, shapely (of a part of the body).
 * 2) Lively; alert and cheerful; bright.
 * 3)  Cheeky, impertinent (especially of children or social inferiors).
 * 4) *2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 333:
 * "You'll not be so pert when the Cornish seize you. They spit children like you and roast them on bonfires."
 * 1)  Open; evident; unhidden.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:cheeky

Derived terms

 * pertly
 * pertness

Verb
pert


 * 1)  To behave with pertness.

Adverbs for Pert
saucily; prettily; roguishly; mischievously; brazenly; impudently; insufferably; suddenly; trickily; archly; wantonly; insolently; rudely; flippantly; frivolously; idly; boldly; amazingly; daringly; naughtily; glibly; smartly.

Thesaurus
active, activist, activistic, aggressively self-confident, alert, alive, animate, animated, arch, arrogant, audacious, bantam, biggety, bluff, bold, bouncing, bouncy, brash, brassy, brazen, breezy, bright, brisk, bubbly, bumptious, challenging, cheeky, cheerful, chesty, chipper, chirk, chirpy, chirrupy, chutzpadik, cocky, conceited, contemptuous, crusty, daring, defiant, defying, derisive, disdainful, disregardful, disrespectful, ebullient, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, facy, flip, flippant, forward, fresh, frisky, full of go, full of life, full of pep, gally, gay, gratuitous, greatly daring, ill-mannered, immodest, impertinent, impolite, impudent, insolent, jaunty, jolly, keen, know-it-all, live, lively, malapert, mercurial, militant, nervy, nimble, obtrusive, out of line, overwise, peacockish, peacocky, peart, peppy, perk, perky, presumptuous, puffed up, quicksilver, regardless of consequences, rude, sassy, saucy, self-conceited, self-opinionated, smacking, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, snappy, spanking, spirited, sprightly, spry, stuck-up, swelled-headed, uncalled-for, uncivil, unmannerly, vivacious, wise-ass, zingy

Etymology
Aphetic form of apert:.

Pronunciation

 * Rhymes (US, Virginia, Appalachian): -ɪə(r)t
 * Rhymes (US, Virginia, Appalachian): -ɪə(r)t

Adjective

 * French: ,


 * Italian:


 * French:
 * Italian:


 * Russian:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 无礼的,


 * French:
 * Russian: дерзкий, наглый, нахальный

Anagrams

 * terp, TERP