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pert

1

[ purt ]

adjective

perter, pertest.
  1. boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. jaunty and stylish; chic; natty.
  3. lively; sprightly; in good health.
  4. Obsolete. clever.


PERT

2

[ purt ]

noun

  1. a management method of controlling and analyzing a system or program using periodic time and money reports, often computer generated, to determine dollar and labor status at any given time.

pert.

3

abbreviation for

  1. pertaining.

PERT

1

/ ±èɜ˳٠/

acronym for

  1. programme evaluation and review technique
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pert

2

/ ±èɜ˳٠/

adjective

  1. saucy, impudent, or forward
  2. jaunty

    a pert little hat

  3. obsolete.
    clever or brisk
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è±ð°ù³Ù±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ±è±ð°ù³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è±ð°ù³Ùl²â adverb
  • ±è±ð°ù³Ùn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pert1

1200–50; Middle English, aphetic variant of apert < Old French < Latin apertus open (past participle of ²¹±è±ð°ùÄ«°ù±ð; aperient ); in Middle English and Old French, influenced by Old French aspert < Latin expertus expert

Origin of pert2

P(rogram) E(valuation and) R(eview) T(echnique)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pert1

C13: variant of earlier apert, from Latin apertus open, from ²¹±è±ð°ùÄ«°ù±ð to open; influenced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus expert
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I actually prefer cabbage raw — preferably red — very, very thinly sliced and tossed with a pert vinaigrette and some sort of braised, crispy protein, but cooked cabbage is a staple for a good reason.

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She makes precise choices in pert, clever sentences.

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Molly Irelan’s costumes, with period cuts, vivid fabrics and sparkling touches, further the opera’s mood of pert pastiche.

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It’s a mild thing, a pert, often creamy-colored whorl of fungus that goes well with thyme sautéed in butter.

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Sales were boosted by a national prime-time television ad campaign in which a disorganized young man bumps into a pert young woman at the library, knocking her Trapper to the floor.

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