pert

«pert» in Mova's school dictionary: cheeky and bold, not showing proper respect to someone older — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (pert, perter, pertest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Pert means cheeky and bold, not showing proper respect to someone older. tree →

2) (old use) Neat, lively and smart. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales a pert girl or bird answers back rudely

examples

• Don't be so pert with your teacher. tree →
• The pert sparrow hopped right up to our table. tree →
• He gave a pert little grin. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pert» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.