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Pertness

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Noun

1. archness, impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness

inappropriate playfulness

2. pertness

quality of being lively and confident

Example Sentences:
'there was a pertness about her that attracted him'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pertness

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adjective
1. 
saucy, impudent, or forward
2. 
jaunty
a pert little hat
3. obsolete
clever or brisk
noun acronym for
programme evaluation and review technique

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Pertness

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a system of planning, scheduling, controlling, and reviewing a series of interdependent events in order to follow a proper sequence and complete a project as quickly and inexpensively as possible
adjective
1. 
bold or impudent in speech or behavior; saucy; forward
2. 
chic and jaunty
3.  Dialectal
in good spirits or health; lively; brisk
4.  Obsolete
clever
pertaining

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pertness

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adj. pert·er, pert·est
1.
a. High-spirited, lively, or cheerful: A pert receptionist greets each client.
b. Impudently bold; saucy: He was pert to his teacher. She gave a pert answer.
2.
a. Attractive or stylish in appearance: a pert hat.
b. Small or firm and well-formed: a pert nose.

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