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Definition of Pertness

1. Noun. Inappropriate playfulness.

2. Noun. Quality of being lively and confident. "There was a pertness about her that attracted him"

Definition of Pertness

1. n. The quality or state of being pert.

Definition of Pertness

1. Noun. The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pertness

1. the quality of being pert [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pertness

pertinaciously pertinaciousness pertinacities pertinacity pertinant pertinate pertinately pertineer pertinence pertinences

pertinencies pertinency pertinent pertinently pertly pertness (current term) pertnesses pertook pertransient pertrochanteric fracture

perts pertsevite pertuisan pertuisans perturb perturbability perturbable perturbance perturbances perturbate

Literary usage of Pertness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"The waiter, with a degree of pertness, observed, " It is said that every one must eat a peck of dirt before he dies." "That maybe true," said Chesterfield, ..."

2. England Under the House of Hanover: Its History and Condition During the by Thomas Wright (1848)
"AND III. PROGRESS OF LITERATURE: MAGAZINES AND REVIEWS; DR. HILL. THE REIGN OF pertness. PREVALENCE OF QUACKERY AND CREDULITY I THE BOTTLE CONJUROR; ..."

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