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Malapert

//ˈmæləpɜːt// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Cheeky, impudent, saucy. archaic
"The follest slouen ondyr heuen, / Prowde, peuiche, lyddyr, and lewde, / Malapert, medyllar, nothyng well thewde, […]"

Proper Noun

1
A personification of impudence or malapertness. obsolete

Noun

1
A cheeky, impudent, or saucy person. archaic

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mal- (“not, badly”) + apert (“open, revealed; direct, straightforward; clever, expert”), or from Middle French malappert, Old French mal apert (“ill-skilled”).

Etymology 2

From mal- (“not, badly”) + apert (“open, revealed; direct, straightforward; clever, expert”), or from Middle French malappert, Old French mal apert (“ill-skilled”).

Etymology 3

See malapert.

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