Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mal|a|pert — «MAL uh purt», adjective, noun. Archaic. –adj. too bold; pert; saucy: »His malapert boldness might peradventure be punished (Sir Thomas More). –n. a person who is too bold, pert, or saucy. ╂[< Middle French malapert < mal badly, mal + apert … Useful english dictionary
mal´a|pert´ness — mal|a|pert «MAL uh purt», adjective, noun. Archaic. –adj. too bold; pert; saucy: »His malapert boldness might peradventure be punished (Sir Thomas More). –n. a person who is too bold, pert, or saucy. ╂[< Middle French malapert < mal badly,… … Useful english dictionary
mal — mal·a·bar; mal·a·can·thid; mal·a·cob·del·lid; mal·a·cop·te·ryg·ian; mal·a·ga; mal·a·gasy; mal·a·pert; mal·a·prop; mal·ap·ro·pos; mal·content; mal·dan·id; mal·div·i·an; mal·e·dict; mal·function; mal·ice; mal·le·ate; mal·lee; mal·let; mal·odor·ant; … English syllables
pert — cock·a·pert; ex·pert·ism; ex·pert·ize; ex·pert·ly; ex·pert·ness; gold·en·pert; pert·ly; pert·ness; plap·pert; PERT; ex·pert; mal·a·pert; pert; mal·a·pert·ness; … English syllables
malapert — mal·a·pert … English syllables
malapert — mal•a•pert [[t]ˈmæl əˌpɜrt[/t]] adj. impertinent; bold • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME: insolent < MF: unskillful. See mal , pert mal′a•pert ly, adv … From formal English to slang
malapertness — mal·a·pert·ness … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
malapert — mal a*pert (m[a^]l [.a]*p[ e]rt), a. [OF. malapert unskillful, ill taught, ill bred; mal ill + apert open, adroit, intelligent, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire to open. See {Malice}, and {Aperient}.] Bold; forward; impudent; saucy; pert. Shak. n. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malapertly — malapert mal a*pert (m[a^]l [.a]*p[ e]rt), a. [OF. malapert unskillful, ill taught, ill bred; mal ill + apert open, adroit, intelligent, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire to open. See {Malice}, and {Aperient}.] Bold; forward; impudent; saucy; pert.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
