MALAPERT

a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Bold; forward; impudent; saucy; pert. Shak. -- n.

2.
a.

A malapert person. Are you growing malapert! Will you force me to make use of my authority Dryden. -- Mal"a*pert`ly, adv. -- Mal"a*pert`ness, n.


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