pert
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pert /pɜːt $ pɜːrt/ adjective 1 ATTRACTa girl or woman who is pert is amusing, but slightly disrespectful 〔女性〕俏皮的，有点无礼但有趣的 Angie gave him one of her pert little glances. 安吉俏皮地瞥了他一眼。2 a pert part of the body is small, firm, and attractive 〔身体部位〕小巧结实而诱人的 a pert bottom 小巧性感的臀部 —pertly adverb —pertness noun [uncountable]
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pert• All these fishes are seemingly quite pert and inquisitive.• a pert answer• Does that pert chit you were escorting home satisfy you, Neil?• She wore pert green velvet slippers and a lovely sea green robe.• What they wanted was a pert nose, blue eyes, strawberry hair, and height.• Katie is a pert outgoing young woman.• So, why the pert questions?• A wren scrabbled in leaf litter a few yards away: tiny, rufous-brown, pert tailed.• Known in her youth as Conie, she was pert, voluble, intellectually vibrant, adventuresome.• Lady Maude, small and pert, was cheerful as a little sparrow, welcoming Benedicta like a long lost sister.Origin pert (1200-1300) Old French apert “open, speaking freely”, from Latin apertuspert adjectiveChinese
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pert
pert /pɜːt $ pɜːrt/
adjective
Angie gave him one of her pert little glances.
2. a pert part of the body is small, firm, and attractive:
a pert bottom
—pertly adverb
—pertness noun [uncountable]
pert /pɜːt $ pɜːrt/
adjective Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: apert __open, speaking freely__, from Latin apertus
1. a girl or woman who is pert is amusing, but slightly disrespectful:Language: Old French
Origin: apert __open, speaking freely__, from Latin apertus
2. a pert part of the body is small, firm, and attractive:
—pertly adverb
—pertness noun [uncountable]