peart
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of peart
First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of pert
Example Sentences
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Sinner ez I am, I kin pray in the valley—way down yander in Tuckaleechee Cove—ez peart ez on enny bald in the Big Smoky.
From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree
He wuz very peart and sassy, and it was take-it-or-leave-it-and-be-plaguey- quick-about-it all the time.
From Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro by John McElroy
She's powerful peart at savvyin' things, Reney is.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Sewell Ford
"By jingo! it takes the patience of all the world and the rest of mankind to dance attendance upon them—they ain't as peart as our gals o' wind!" cried Mr. Smith, in an ecstasy of impatience.
From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Henry Lunettes
"It'll make quite a peart pet," went on the garrulous old body.
From The Song of the Wolf by Frank Mayer
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