Category:Pert

Pert, a. Etym: [an aphetic form of oe. & of. apert open, known, true, Free, or impudent. See apert.]

1. Open; evident; apert. [obs.] Piers plowman.

2. Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart. [obs.] Shak.

3. Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent. "a very Pert manner." Addison. The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play. Cowper.

Pert Pert, v. i.

Defn: to behave with pertness. [obs.] Gauden.