pert

pert
Synonyms and related words:
active, activist, activistic, aggressively self-confident, alert, alive, animate, animated, arch, arrogant, audacious, bantam, biggety, bluff, bold, bouncing, bouncy, brash, brassy, brazen, breezy, bright, brisk, bubbly, bumptious, challenging, cheeky, cheerful, chesty, chipper, chirk, chirpy, chirrupy, chutzpadik, cocky, conceited, contemptuous, crusty, daring, defiant, defying, derisive, disdainful, disregardful, disrespectful, ebullient, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, facy, flip, flippant, forward, fresh, frisky, full of go, full of life, full of pep, gally, gay, gratuitous, greatly daring, ill-mannered, immodest, impertinent, impolite, impudent, insolent, jaunty, jolly, keen, know-it-all, live, lively, malapert, mercurial, militant, nervy, nimble, obtrusive, out of line, overwise, peacockish, peacocky, peart, peppy, perk, perky, presumptuous, puffed up, quicksilver, regardless of consequences, rude, sassy, saucy, self-conceited, self-opinionated, smacking, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, snappy, spanking, spirited, sprightly, spry, stuck-up, swelled-headed, uncalled-for, uncivil, unmannerly, vivacious, wise-ass, zingy

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  • pert´ly — pert «purt», adjective. 1. too forward or free in speech or action; saucy; bold: »a pert girl, a pert reply. The boy was very pert. SYNONYM(S): impudent, impertinent. 2. stylish; jaunty: »a pert outfit for casu …   Useful english dictionary

  • pert — [pə:t US pə:rt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: apert open, speaking freely , from Latin apertus] 1.) a girl or woman who is pert is amusing, but slightly disrespectful ▪ Angie gave him one of her pert little glances. 2.) a pert part… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pert — [ pɜrt ] adjective 1. ) a pert girl or young woman is lively, confident, and attractive, especially in a way that shows a lack of respect 2. ) a pert object is small, attractive, and has a nice shape: a pert nose ╾ pert|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Pert — Pert, a. [An aphetic form of OE. & OF. apert open, known, true, free, or impudent. See {Apert}.] 1. Open; evident; apert. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Indecorously free,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • PERT — ➔ Project Evaluation and Review Technique * * * PERT UK US noun [S] ► PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT ABBREVIATION for Project Evaluation and Review Technique: a method of organizing a project and judging how well it is going, by calculating the length of …   Financial and business terms

  • Pert — ist der Name von: Morris Pert (1947–2010), ein britischer Komponist und Schlagzeuger PERT ist eine Abkürzung für: Program Evaluation and Review Technique, eine ereignisorientierte Netzplantechnik Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pert — Pert, v. i. To behave with pertness. [Obs.] Gauden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pert — (el Perth), so v.w. Dar el Bertat …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • pert — index brazen, impertinent (insolent), insolent, presumptuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • PERT — sigla ES ingl. Program Evaluation and Review Technique, tecnica di valutazione e revisione dei programmi …   Dizionario italiano

  • perţ — s. v. secundă. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime …   Dicționar Român

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