peart
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of peart
First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of pert
Example Sentences
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Why, eh—why, I declah 'pon my soul, you—you es peart es popcawn!
From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.
De Prince am not hu't much, 'n' de folks feel putty peart, suh!
From The Man from Jericho by Litsey, Edwin Carlile
An' den she'd take some in her mouf' an' put hit in de baby's mouf an' hit wud open hits eyes an' stamp hits foot rail peart lack.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration
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 McElroy, John
I never thought he’d get a nice, peart, stylish girl like you to follow him off to a place like this.
From The Locusts' Years by Fee, Mary Helen
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