Main Entry: pert

Pronunciation: \ˈpərt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, evident, attractive, saucy, short for apert evident, from Anglo-French, from Latin apertus open, from past participle of aperire to open

Date: 14th century

1 a : saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured b : being trim and chic : jaunty <a pert little hat> c : piquantly stimulating <is a pert notion>
2 : lively, vivacious

— pert·ly adverb

— pert·ness noun