Mary had a pert nose and deep blue eyes.
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Pert
/pɜːt/
Synonyms for "pert" (136 found)
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Closest matches (28)
Strong matches (40)
bumptiouschallengingcheekycheerfulchestychipperchirkchirpychirrupychutzpadikcockyconceitedcontemptuouscrustydaringdefiantdefyingderisivedisdainfuldisregardful
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disrespectfulebullienteffervescentenergeticenthusiasticfacyflipflippantforwardfreshfriskyfull of gofull of lifefull of pepgallygaygratuitousgreatly daring
Related words (68)
ill-manneredimmodestimpertinentimpiousimpoliteimpudentinsolentjauntyjollykeenknow-it-alllivelivelymalapertmercurialmilitantnervynimbleobtrusiveout of line
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overwisepeacockishpeacockypeartpeppyperkperkypresumptuouspuffed upquicksilverregardless of consequencesrudesassysaucyself-conceitedself-opinionatedsmackingsmartsmart aleckysmart asssmart-aleckysmart-asssnappyspankingspiritedsprightlysprystuck upstuck-upsureswelled headedswelled-headeduncalled foruncalled-foruncivilunmannerlyvivaciouswaggishwisewise asswise-asszingy
Adjective(6 words)
Related word relations
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More general
1 entriesMore specific
4 entriescheeky replyjaunty demeanorlively tonesaucy remark
Collocations
6 entriespert attitudepert demeanorpert questionpert remarkpert smilepert tone
Inflections
2 entriesmore pertmost pert
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- нахален adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- устат adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 无礼的 adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- 無禮 /无礼 adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Czech
4 entries- drzý adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- odvážný adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- smělý adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- troufalý adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
French
1 entries- impertinent adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
German
2 entries- frech adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- keck adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Hungarian
3 entries- hetyke adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- pimasz adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- szemtelen adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Italian
1 entries- impertinente adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Latin
1 entries- procax adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- frajch adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Russian
3 entries- де́рзкий adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- на́глый adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- наха́льный adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Swedish
2 entries- fräck adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
- käck adj (indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
She looked pert in her new dress.
Source: tatoeba (11452435)
The model had a pert bottom and slender legs.
Source: tatoeba (11452437)
The English house-sparrow, a pert, daring little bird, which is seen in crowds in almost all cities of the Northern United States, was first brought to this country about twenty years ago.
Source: tatoeba (12077648)
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