"Dearie, you aren't going to go and get peevish, are you?" She spoke pertly. He wanted to spank her.
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Pertly
Synonyms for "pertly" (5 found)
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TA pretty girl passed him on her way to work and he greeted her indulgently. She winked pertly back at him, proving for all time that she was not a watcher.
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