pert /ˈpɝt/
(a.)無禮的,愛管閒事的,魯莽的,活躍的,辛辣的,別緻的
Pert a.
1. Open; evident; apert. [Obs.]
2. Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart. [Obs.]
3. Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent. “A very pert manner.”
The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play. --Cowper.
Pert, v. i. To behave with pertness. [Obs.]
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pert
adj : characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a
certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: impertinent,
irreverent, saucy]