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malapertenUK
mal·a·pert M0055100 (măl′ə-pûrt′)adj. Impudently bold in speech or manner; saucy.n. An impudent, saucy person.
[Middle English, from Old French : mal-, mal- + apert, clever, alteration (influenced by apert, clever, saucy; see pert) of Latin expertus; see expert.]
mal′a·pert′ly adv.mal′a·pert′ness n.malapert (ˈmæləˌpɜːt) adjsaucy or impudentna saucy or impudent person[C15: from Old French: unskilful (see mal-, expert); meaning in English influenced by apert frank, from Latin apertus open] ˈmalaˌpertly adv ˈmalaˌpertness nmal•a•pert (ˈmæl əˌpɜrt)
adj. impertinent; bold. [1375–1425; late Middle English: insolent < Middle French: unskillful. See mal-, pert] mal′a•pert`ly, adv. ThesaurusmalapertadjectiveRude and disrespectful:assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.Slang: wise.nounOne who is obnoxiously self-assertive and arrogant:witling.Informal: know-it-all, saucebox, smart aleck, smarty, smarty-pants, wisenheimer.Slang: wiseacre, wisecracker, wise guy.TranslationsmalapertenUK
Related to malapert: habilimentSynonyms for malapertadj rude and disrespectfulSynonyms- assuming
- assumptive
- audacious
- bold
- boldfaced
- brash
- brazen
- cheeky
- contumelious
- familiar
- forward
- impertinent
- impudent
- insolent
- nervy
- overconfident
- pert
- presuming
- presumptuous
- pushy
- sassy
- saucy
- smart
- brassy
- flip
- fresh
- smart-alecky
- snippety
- snippy
- uppish
- uppity
- wise
noun one who is obnoxiously self-assertive and arrogantSynonyms- witling
- know-it-all
- saucebox
- smart aleck
- smarty
- smarty-pants
- wisenheimer
- wiseacre
- wisecracker
- wise guy
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