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单词 pert
释义 pert
I. \ˈpər]t, ˈpə̄], ˈpəi], usu ]d.+V\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, modification of Old French apert — more at apert
1. obsolete : clever, sharp
 < the pertest operations of wit — John Milton >
2.
 a. : marked by a saucy freedom and forwardness : flippantly cocky and self-assertive : impudent, impertinent
  < children were pert, disobedient, irreverent at home — Dixon Wecter >
 especially : mischievously or heedlessly aggressive and rather disrespectful
  < was amused by the boy's pert answer >
  < with a pert toss of her head — W.M.Thackeray >
  < pert little girls in short frocks — Siegfried Sassoon >
 b. : marked by a smart crisp jauntiness : trim and chic
  < the pert little hat — F. Tennyson Jesse >
  < bought a pert little business suit for herself >
  < stories about pert young career girls and junior executives — J.D.Adams >
 c. : piquantly stimulating
  < is a pert notion and one to fascinate the attention — G.J.Nathan >
  < a pert turn in the end of a sentence — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
3.
 a.
  (1) : full of good spirits and vitality : chipper and frisky : full of pep
   < felt pert and relaxed after their long vacation >
  (2) : lively, brisk, spry
   < were moving along at a pert pace >
 b. : brightly vivacious : perky
  < was as rosy and pert as a schoolgirl — Vera Caspary >
  < finds fun in pert, informal chatter — Flora Lewis >
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from pert, adjective
: pertly
III. abbreviation
pertaining
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