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How to pronounce pertly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms freshly, impertinently, impudently, saucily

Examples of pertly

pertly
Most striking of all the bag's features is the snake curling pertly atop the frame.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Mollie Meagher is agreeable and amusing as the pertly cynical Emily.
From the chron.com
Most striking of all the features of the handbag is the snake curling pertly atop the frame.
From the kentucky.com
Susan Heyward, as Sabrina, not only sparkles in the role, but pertly reasons her way through the character's dilemmas.
From the washingtonpost.com
They divided the magazine into sections, each with a plethora of short, pertly written items of news or opinion.
From the entertainment.time.com
It's a masterful Brueghel composition, leading the eye along a zigzag path to a windmill perched pertly on the distant horizon.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Impertinently: in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently"
  • In a manner that is lively or high-spirited