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malapert

[ mal-uh-purt ]
/ ˈmæl əˌpɜrt /
Archaic.
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adjective

unbecomingly bold or saucy.

noun

a malapert person.

Words related to malapert

arrant, assuming, assumptive, audacious, barefaced, blatant, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, cheeky, cocky, contumelious, cool, disrespectful, familiar, flip, flippant, forward

Words nearby malapert

malan, malanders, malang, malanga, malanje, malapert, malapportioned, malaprop, malaprop, mrs., malapropism, malapropos

Origin of malapert

1375–1425; late Middle English: insolent < Middle French: unskillful. See mal-, pert

OTHER WORDS FROM malapert

mal·a·pert·ly, adverbmal·a·pert·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for malapert

malapert
/ (ˈmæləˌpɜːt) archaic, or literary /

adjective

saucy or impudent

noun

a saucy or impudent person

Derived forms of malapert

malapertly, adverbmalapertness, noun

Word Origin for malapert

C15: from Old French: unskilful (see mal-, expert); meaning in English influenced by apert frank, from Latin apertus open
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