From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pert \Pert\, v. i.
To behave with pertness. [Obs.] --Gauden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pert \Pert\, a. [An aphetic form of OE. & OF. apert open, known,
true, free, or impudent. See Apert.]
1. Open; evident; apert. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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2. Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent.
"A very pert manner." --Addison.
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The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play.
--Cowper.
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