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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb pert which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

pert
  1. Attractive (of a person); well-formed, shapely (of a part of the body). [from 14th c.]
  2. Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.]
  3. (now rare) Cheeky, impertinent (especially of children or social inferiors). [from 15th c.]
  4. (obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden; apert. [14th-17th c.]
  5. Synonyms:
      6. flip, flippant, impudent, bold, forward, cheeky, fresh, impertinent, insolent, presumptuous, smart, audacious, disrespectful, sassy, saucy, brazen, familiar, irreverent, lippy, brash, cocky, cute, facetious, mouthy, nervy, pushy, shameless, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-arsed, smarty-pants, wise, malapert, breezy, chirpy, daring, bold as brass, out of line, rude, brassy, contumelious, cocksure, brassbound, arch, brazen-faced, barefaced, bold-faced, unabashed, immodest, presuming … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Theophilus rejects poetess Casia for her pert reply to his comments and chooses the more humble Theodora.”
      “This is an interesting family, the members of it so pert and lively, and with so many amusing habits.”
      “Certain red wines with pert flavors are thought to make good accompaniments to foods with red sauces.”
perter
  1. comparative form of pert: more pert
  2. Synonyms:
      3. flipper, bolder, cheekier, fresher, smarter, sassier, saucier, lippier, brasher, cockier, cuter, mouthier, nervier, pushier, wiser, breezier, chirpier, more flippant, more impudent, more impertinent, more insolent, more presumptuous, more audacious, more disrespectful, more brazen, more familiar, more irreverent, more facetious, more shameless, more smart-aleck, more smart-alecky, more malapert, more daring, ruder, brassier, more contumelious, more cocksure, archer, more brazen-faced, more barefaced, more bold-faced, more unabashed, more immodest, more blatant, more arrogant, more discourteous, more overbold, more overconfident, more procacious, more unmannerly … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The Rapid hatch already had a huge luggage capacity so losing a bit of that for the sake of a perter rear end doesn't exactly mean you'll have to travel light.”
      “It's similar to the Rapid hatch and shares its 2602mm wheelbase but breaks the tape at 180mm shorter due to a reduced rear overhang, giving it that perter appearance.”
      “The Rapid hatch already had a huge luggage capacity, so losing a bit of that for the sake of a perter rear end doesn't mean you'll have to travel light.”
pertest
  1. superlative form of pert: most pert
  2. Synonyms:
      3. flippest, boldest, cheekiest, freshest, smartest, sassiest, sauciest, lippiest, brashest, cockiest, cutest, mouthiest, nerviest, pushiest, wisest, breeziest, chirpiest, most flippant, most impudent, most impertinent, most insolent, most presumptuous, most audacious, most disrespectful, most brazen, most familiar, most irreverent, most facetious, most shameless, most smart-aleck, most smart-alecky, most malapert, most daring, rudest, brassiest, most contumelious, most cocksure, archest, most brazen-faced, most barefaced, most unabashed, most immodest, most blatant, most arrogant, most discourteous, most overbold, most overconfident, most procacious, most unmannerly, most bumptious … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “However, they put on their pertest manners, and went clustering after Hermod like a swarm of ladybirds.”
      “Nature is despotic, and will not be fooled or abated of any jot of her authority by the pertest of her sons.”
      “He raised his hand as the pertest of the maids would have answered him, and there followed an uncomfortable pause.”
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