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pert::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | impertinent, irreverent, saucy |
| Derivation | pertness |
Examples of pert
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She was a pert and pretty president who was only 33 when she came to the college.
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Coorey, opting for pert and perky pacing, made the paradox perfectly apparent.
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The authors have also taken care to make the historical sections pert and amusing.
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You bring home from the nursery a pretty little flower or a pert green vine.
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There are hints of his father's pert croon, but he does well by the vulnerable stuff.
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Cher broke my heart a little when she had her nose shaved down to something more pert.
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Adams plays against type, proving her versatility beyond pert and perky.
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Reigning over all the madness will be the pert and perky Queen Red Rosie.
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Jones is lucky in her pert costume and chattering chimpanzee sidekicks.
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- Impertinent: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
- (pertly) impertinently: in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently"
- (pertness) impertinence: inappropriate playfulness
- (pertness) quality of being lively and confident; "there was a pertness about her that attracted him"
- The Program (or Project) Evaluation and Review Technique, commonly abbreviated PERT, is a model for project management designed to analyze and represent the tasks involved in completing a given project. It is commonly used in conjunction with the critical path method or CPM.
- Pert was a sidewheel steamboat that operated in British Columbia on the Columbia River from 1887 to 1905. Pert was also known as Alert and City of Windermere at times.
- Program Evaluation and Review Technique, a method for diagramming and analyzing the flow of dependent tasks and other events in a project
- To behave with pertness; Attractive (of a person); well-formed, shapely (of a part of the body). [from 14th c.]; Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.]; Cheeky, impertinent (especially of children or social inferiors). [from 15th c.]; Open; evident; unhidden. [14th-17th c.]
- (pertly) In a manner that is lively or high-spirited
