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.