Pertness

//ˈpəːtnəs//

"Pertness" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Dinwiddie, who did not love her, having indeed undergone a hundred pertnesses from the imperious little lady, […]

He was completely bald and had a heavy, Chinese-looking countenance which contained, deeply embedded, two eyes of penetration and pertness, always twinkling on the edge of laughter.

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