(of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky.
▸impudent or cheeky:
no need to be pert, miss.
(of a bodily feature or garment) attractively small and well shaped.
Derivative
pertlyadv.
pertnessn.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘manifest’): from OFr. apert, from L. apertus ‘opened’, past part. of aperire, reinforced by OFr. aspert, from L. expertus (see expert).
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