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—peartly, adv. —peartness, n./peart, pyert/, adj. Dial.lively; brisk; cheerful.[1590-1600; var. of PERT]
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Peart — may refer to: *Darrell Peart *Fred Peart, Baron Peart *Jack Peart *Neil Peart *Paul Peart *Vince Peart *Peart, California … Wikipedia
Peart — Peart, a. [A variant of pert, a.] Active; lively; brisk; smart; often applied to convalescents; as, she is quite peart to day. [O. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] There was a tricksy girl, I wot, albeit clad in gray, As peart as bird, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peart — ist der Name folgender Personen: Fred Peart, Baron Peart of Workington (1914–1988), britischer Politiker der Labour Party Neil Peart (* 1952), kanadischer Texter und Schlagzeuger der Rockband Rush Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärun … Deutsch Wikipedia
peart — peart; peart·en; peart·ly; … English syllables
peart´ly — peart «pihrt, purt», adjective. Dialect. pert. –peart´ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
peart — [pērt, pyərt] adj. [var. of PERT1] Dial. lively, chipper, sprightly, smart, etc. peartly adv … English World dictionary
peart — adj. US lively; cheerful. Etymology: var. of PERT * * * peart «pihrt, purt», adjective. Dialect. pert. –peart´ly, adverb. * * * [pərt] adj. dialect lively; cheerful Origin … Useful english dictionary
Peart — Recorded in several spelling forms including Peart, Peaurt, Peert, Perte, and originally Pert, this is a surname of seemingly Anglo Scottish origins. Certain dictionaries of surnames claim that it is locational from a village called Pert near… … Surnames reference
peart — [[t]pɪərt[/t]] adj. sts dial. lively; brisk; cheerful • Etymology: 1590–1600; var. of pert peart′ly, adv. peart′ness, n … From formal English to slang
Peart — /pɪət/ (say peart) noun Donald, 1909–81, Australian professor of music, born in England …
