Pertly
21pert — 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 …
22bantam — I. noun Etymology: Bantam, former residency in Java Date: 1749 1. any of numerous small domestic fowls that are often miniatures of members of the standard breeds 2. a person of diminutive stature and often combative disposition II. adjective… …
23pertness — See pertly. * * * …
24cocky — cocky1 cockily, adv. cockiness, n. /kok ee/, adj., cockier, cockiest. arrogant; pertly self assertive; conceited: He walked in with a cocky air. [1540 50; COCK1 + Y1] cocky2 /kok ee/, n., pl. cockies …
25Italian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. Until that time nearly all literary work composed in the Middle Ages was written in Latin. Moreover, it was predominantly… …
26saucily — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pertly, impudently, impolitely; see rudely …
27sashay — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. strut, swagger, parade, glide, roll one s hips, wiggle pertly, slink, sway, bounce. see walk II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Informal. To walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self importance or… …
28pert — [pə:t US pə:rt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: apert open, speaking freely , from Latin apertus] 1.) a girl or woman who is pert is amusing, but slightly disrespectful ▪ Angie gave him one of her pert little glances. 2.) a pert part… …
29pert — c.1300 (implied in pertly), evident, unconcealed, aphetic form of apert open, frank, from O.Fr. apert, from L. apertus, pp. of aperire to open (see OVERT (Cf. overt)). Sense of saucy, bold first recorded late 14c. Less pejorative meaning lively,… …
30pert — adjective 1》 (of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky. ↘impudent or cheeky: no need to be pert, miss. 2》 (of a bodily feature or garment) attractively small and well shaped. Derivatives pertly adverb pertness noun Origin ME… …
