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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pert /pɜrt/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - bold or impolite in speech or behavior;
impertinent. - jaunty and stylish;
chic. - lively;
sprightly; in good health. pert•ly, adv. pert•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pert (pûrt),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - boldly forward in speech or behavior;
impertinent; saucy. - jaunty and stylish;
chic; natty. - lively;
sprightly; in good health. - [Obs.]clever.
- Latin expertus expert
- Latin apertus open (past participle of aperīre; see aperient); in Middle English and Old French, influenced by Old French aspert
- Old French
- Middle English, aphetic variant of apert 1200–50
pert′ly, adv. pert′ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged presumptuous, impudent.
PERT (pûrt),USA pronunciation n. - Computinga management method of controlling and analyzing a system or program using periodic time and money reports, often computer generated, to determine dollar and labor status at any given time.
- P(rogram) English(valuation and) R(eview) T(echnique)
pert., - pertaining.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pert /pɜːt/ adj - saucy, impudent, or forward
- jaunty: a pert little hat
- obsolete clever or brisk
Etymology: 13th Century: variant of earlier apert, from Latin apertus open, from aperīre to open; influenced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus expertˈpertly adv ˈpertness n |