pert
boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.
jaunty and stylish; chic; natty.
lively; sprightly; in good health.
Obsolete. clever.
Origin of pert
1Other words for pert
Other words from pert
- pertly, adverb
- pertness, noun
Words Nearby pert
Other definitions for PERT (2 of 3)
a management method of controlling and analyzing a system or program using periodic time and money reports, often computer generated, to determine dollar and labor status at any given time.
Origin of PERT
2Other definitions for pert. (3 of 3)
pertaining.
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How to use pert in a sentence
Before 9/11 and after, George Tenet suffered from pert loquacity.
They were pert and spoiled, untidy and noisy, although handsome and highly bred of feature.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHe looked at Mandleco with immense disdain, gave a pert tilt of his head and surveyed the room with a grimace of distaste.
We're Friends, Now | Henry Hasse“It is, young man, and my name is Susan,” was the quick reply; some people might have called it pert.
Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. KingstonHardly had the quarryman pronounced these words when the door flew open, and a young and attractive woman entered with a pert air.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
I'll fix you up for the rest of the day, but won't answer for your feeling pert to-morrow.
The Girl From Keller's | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for pert (1 of 2)
/ (pɜːt) /
saucy, impudent, or forward
jaunty: a pert little hat
obsolete clever or brisk
Origin of pert
1Derived forms of pert
- pertly, adverb
- pertness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for PERT (2 of 2)
/ (pɜːt) /
programme evaluation and review technique
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