pert
see also: PERT
Pronunciation Adjective
PERT
Noun
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see also: PERT
Pronunciation Adjective
pert (comparative perter, superlative pertest)
- (of a person) Attractive.
- (of a part of the body) Well-formed, shapely. [from 14th c.]
- pert breasts
- Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.]
- 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1:
- "Go Philostrate, Stirre vp the Athenian youth to merriments, Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth"
- 2001, Donald Spoto, Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, chapter 1, gbooks :
- He was instantly attracted to Gladys's pert, fey humor and her good nature.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1:
- (now rare, especially of children or social inferiors) Cheeky, impertinent. [from 15th c.]
- 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."
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 333:
- (obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden; apert. [14th-17th c.]
- (obsolete) Clever.
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
- French: impertinent
- German: keck, frech
- Italian: impertinente
- Russian: де́рзкий
pert (perts, present participle perting; past and past participle perted)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness.
pert (plural perts)
- (obsolete) An impudent person.
PERT
Noun
pert (uncountable)
- (operations) Acronym of program evaluation and review technique
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