peart

[ peert, pyert ]

/ pɪərt, pyɛrt /

adjective Dialect.

lively; brisk; cheerful.

Origin of peart

First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of pert

OTHER WORDS FROM peart

peartly, adverbpeartness, noun

Words nearby peart

Pears, Pearse, pear-shaped, Pearson, Pearson's correlation coefficient, peart, pear thrips, pearwood, Peary, Peary Land, Peary, Robert E.

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Example sentences from the Web for peart

There didn't seem to be much "peart up" in the woman, who began at once to cry.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
I be none too peart, but terrible wishful to get under the roof o' my grandsons, thank 'ee.
Explorers of the Dawn|Mazo de la Roche
Ye needn't git so peart, ye hain't out of danger yit, ye're liable to have anuther collapse or sumthin' else.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
Peart or peert is only another form of the old word pert—probably an older form.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster|Edward Eggleston

Not in the style o' that land-grabber Heckshill, nor that peart newspaper man, neither.
From Sand Hill to Pine|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for peart

peart

/ (pɪət) /

adjective

dialect lively; spirited; brisk

Derived forms of peart

peartly, adverbpeartness, noun

Word Origin for peart

C15: variant of pert

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单词	peart
释义	peart [ peert, pyert ] / pɪərt, pyɛrt / adjective Dialect. lively; brisk; cheerful. Origin of peart First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of pert OTHER WORDS FROM peart peartly, adverbpeartness, noun Words nearby peart Pears, Pearse, pear-shaped, Pearson, Pearson's correlation coefficient, peart, pear thrips, pearwood, Peary, Peary Land, Peary, Robert E. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peart There didn't seem to be much "peart up" in the woman, who began at once to cry. The Cromptons\|Mary J. Holmes I be none too peart, but terrible wishful to get under the roof o' my grandsons, thank 'ee. Explorers of the Dawn\|Mazo de la Roche Ye needn't git so peart, ye hain't out of danger yit, ye're liable to have anuther collapse or sumthin' else. Watch Yourself Go By\|Al. G. Field Peart or peert is only another form of the old word pert—probably an older form. The Hoosier Schoolmaster\|Edward Eggleston Not in the style o' that land-grabber Heckshill, nor that peart newspaper man, neither. From Sand Hill to Pine\|Bret Harte British Dictionary definitions for peart peart / (pɪət) / adjective dialect lively; spirited; brisk Derived forms of peart peartly, adverbpeartness, noun Word Origin for peart C15: variant of pert Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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