peart

[ peert, pyert ]

adjectiveDialect.
  1. lively; brisk; cheerful.

Origin of peart

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of pert

Other words from peart

  • peartly, adverb
  • peartness, noun

Words Nearby peart

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How to use peart in a sentence

  • She's right smart younger than I am, and I've got eight children and five grandchildren, peart and lively as rabbits.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • Pap he's down in th' back now, an' ain't right peart, but he'll be 'round in a little, I reckon.

    The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell Wright
  • He aint got no bag fer ter tote, en he pick up he foots mighty peart.

    Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
  • He wuz very peart and sassy, and it was take-it-or-leave-it-and-be-plaguey- quick-about-it all the time.

  • The little gal—Eda, we call her—began to pick right up on that milk, and now she's as peart as any child you ever saw.

    The Blue and The Gray | A. R. White

British Dictionary definitions for peart

peart

/ (pɪət) /


adjective
  1. dialect lively; spirited; brisk

Origin of peart

1
C15: variant of pert

Derived forms of peart

  • peartly, adverb
  • peartness, noun

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