peart

[ peert, pyert ]

/ pɪərt, pyɛrt /

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adjective Dialect.

lively; brisk; cheerful.

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Origin of peart

First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of pert

OTHER WORDS FROM peart

peartly, adverbpeartness, noun

Words nearby peart

Pears, Pearse, pear-shaped, Pearson, Pearson's correlation coefficient, peart, pear thrips, pearwood, Peary, Peary Land, Peary, Robert E.

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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.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy

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

dialect lively; spirited; brisk

Derived forms of peart

peartly, adverbpeartness, noun

Word Origin for peart

C15: variant of pert

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