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Adjective: pert (perter,pertest)  purt
  1. Lively and humorously cheeky or forward
    "a certain pert gaiety and ease of manner";
    - impertinent, irreverent, saucy [informal], cheeky [Brit, informal]
     
  2. 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: pertest, perter

See also: fashionable, hip [informal], spirited, stylish

Encyclopedia: Pert, Gary