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pert
English
Etymology
Aphetic form of apert.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p?t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Adjective
pert (comparative perter, superlative pertest)
- (of a person) Attractive.
- (of a part of the body) Well-formed, shapely. [from 14th c.]
- Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.]
- 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1:
- "Go Philostrate, Stirre vp the Athenian youth to merriments, Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth"
- 2001, Donald Spoto, Marilyn Monroe: The Biography, chapter 1, 11:
- He was instantly attracted to Gladys's pert, fey humor and her good nature.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 1, Scene 1:
- (now rare, especially of children or social inferiors) Cheeky, impertinent. [from 15th c.]
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 333:
- "You'll not be so pert when the Cornish seize you. They spit children like you and roast them on bonfires."
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 333:
- (obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden; apert. [14th-17th c.]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Piers Plowman to this entry?)
- (obsolete) Clever.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
Derived terms
- pertly
- pertness
Translations
Verb
pert (third-person singular simple present perts, present participle perting, simple past and past participle perted)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness.
Noun
pert (plural perts)
- (obsolete) An impudent person.
Anagrams
- 'terp, -pter, pret., terp
Hungarian
Etymology
per +? -t
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?p?rt]
- Hyphenation: pert
Noun
pert
- accusative singular of per
Ladin
Alternative forms
- part
Etymology
From Latin pars, partem.
Noun
pert f (plural pertes)
- part
Related terms
- partir
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *peret, from Late Latin paraver?dus.
Noun
pert n
- horse
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- p?ert
- p?ert
Descendants
- Dutch: paard, perd
- Afrikaans: perd
- ? Phuthi: ipere
- ? Sotho: pere
- ? English: prad
- Afrikaans: perd
- Limburgish: paerd
- West Flemish: peird
Further reading
- “pert”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “pert”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?rt/
Adjective
pert (feminine singular pert, plural perton, equative perted, comparative pertach, superlative pertaf)
- pretty, attractive
- quaint
Mutation
pert From the web:
- what pertaining means
- what pertussis
- what pertinent mean
- what perturbed mean
- what pertaineth to a man
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- what pertains to a psychological state
disrespectful
English
Etymology
dis- +? respectful
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): [d?s???sp?ktf??]
Adjective
disrespectful (comparative more disrespectful, superlative most disrespectful)
- Lacking respect.
- irrespective, heedless, regardless
- 1922, E. F. Benson, Miss Mapp, chapter 6, page 157:
- That alone, apart from Mr. Wyse’s old-fashioned notions on the subject, made telephoning impossible, for your summons was usually answered by his cook, who instantly began scolding the butcher irrespective and disrespectful of whom you were.
- 1922, E. F. Benson, Miss Mapp, chapter 6, page 157:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
Antonyms
- respectful
Derived terms
- disrespectfully
- disrespectfulness
Descendants
- ? Dutch: disrespectvol (calque)
Translations
disrespectful From the web:
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- what's disrespectful in a relationship
- what disrespectful means in spanish
- what's disrespectful in irish
- what's disrespectful in german
- what does disrespectful mean
- what is disrespectful behavior in the workplace
- what is disrespectful behaviour
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