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malapert

[ mal-uh-purt ]
/ ˈmæl əˌpɜrt /
Archaic.
SEE SYNONYMS FOR malapert

adjective

unbecomingly bold or saucy.

noun

a malapert person.

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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

Words nearby malapert

Malan, malanders, Malang, malanga, Malanje, malapert, malapportioned, malaprop, malapropism, Malaprop, Mrs., malapropos
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Words related to malapert

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

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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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