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Definition of pert : 1. Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent.
2. Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart.
3. Open; evident; apert.
4. To behave with pertness.

Synonyms:

savory, wiseass, perky, uppish, impolite, cute, jazzy, brisk, fresh, brash, microscopic, gay, minute, little, bouncing, slight, animate, orthogonal, cheeky, spirited, familiar, immaterial, sassy, pizzazzy, courtesy, minuscule, irreverent, mettlesome, smart, snappy, action, diminutive, rude, forward, discreet, abrasive, jaunty, vivacious, smart-alecky, facetious, poignant, malapert, assumptive, impertinent, smarty-pants, bouncy, saucy, discourteous, zingy, presumptuous, high-spirited, nervy, godless, flip, kinetic, zippy, animated, springy, audacious, midget, assuming, insolent, sprightly, dashing, brazen, vital, wise, offensive, spanking, sparky, pushy, brassy, frisky, ill-mannered, tiny, snippety, racy, smart-assed, impudent, chipper, lively, overconfident, pungent, daring, smart-ass, zesty, overbold, bold, airy, snippy, presuming, boldfaced, energetic, active, contumelious, smart-aleck, extraneous, small, uppity, attitude, salty, peppy

Usage examples:

• " Doctor says she will die before morning," put in a pert young miss, anxious to have her voice heard. - "Hand and Ring", Anna Katharine Green.
• He looked into the pert face of Jane- the maid with the provoking nose- who had been at Miss Van Rolsen's. - "A Man and His Money", Frederic Stewart Isham.
• Two or three times in his boyhood he had come near to slaying pert lads who had dared to utter coarse words in his sister's presence. - "The Eagle's Heart", Hamlin Garland.