Adjective: pert (perter,pertest) purt
- Lively and humorously cheeky or forward
"a certain pert gaiety and ease of manner";
- impertinent, irreverent, saucy [informal], cheeky [Brit, informal]
- Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
"a pert young man";
- dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty [informal], raffish, rakish, spiffy [N. Amer, informal], snappy [informal], spruce
Derived forms: perter, pertest
See also: fashionable, hip [informal], spirited, stylish
Encyclopedia: Pert, Gary