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The definition of pert is something that is bold and stylish with a little attitude, or lively and stimulating.

(adjective)

An example of something pert is a hat that is perched in a confident and provocative way.
An example of something pert is a group of older women who love to dance.

See pert in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

bold or impudent in speech or behavior; saucy; forward
chic and jaunty
Dialectal in good spirits or health; lively; brisk
Obsolete clever

Origin: ME, aphetic for apert < OFr < L apertus, open: see aperture

Related Forms:

pertly adverb
pertness noun

pertaining

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Origin: < P(rogram) E(valuation and) R(eview) T(echnique)

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

See pert in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective pert·er, pert·est