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pert

/pɜːt/ adjective

In Latin: procax Wiktionary

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  1. Attractive.
  2. Well-formed; shapely. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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  3. Lively; alert and cheerful; bright.

verb

  1. To behave with pertness; to misbehave.

noun

  1. An impudent person.

Origin

From Middle English pert, perte, aphetic form of apert.

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