peart

[ peert, pyert ]

/ pɪərt, pyɛrt /

adjective Dialect.

lively; brisk; cheerful.

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Origin of peart

First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of pert

OTHER WORDS FROM peart

peart·ly, adverbpeart·ness, noun

Words nearby peart

pearmain, pears, pearse, pearson, pearson's correlation coefficient, peart, pearwood, peary, peary land, peary, robert e., peasant

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Example sentences from the Web for peart

There didn't seem to be much "peart up" in the woman, who began at once to cry.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
I be none too peart, but terrible wishful to get under the roof o' my grandsons, thank 'ee.
Explorers of the Dawn|Mazo de la Roche
Ye needn't git so peart, ye hain't out of danger yit, ye're liable to have anuther collapse or sumthin' else.
Watch Yourself Go By|Al. G. Field
Peart or peert is only another form of the old word pert—probably an older form.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster|Edward Eggleston

Not in the style o' that land-grabber Heckshill, nor that peart newspaper man, neither.
From Sand Hill to Pine|Bret Harte

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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