malapertness
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malapertness — 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
malapertness — noun a) The condition of being malapert b) A malapert action of behaviour … Wiktionary
malapertness — mælÉ™pÉœrtnɪs / pÉœËt n. impudence, impertinence (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
malapertness — n. Insolence, sauciness, impudence, rudeness, forwardness … New dictionary of synonyms
malapertness — mal·a·pert·ness … English syllables
malapertness — noun see malapert I … Useful english dictionary
malapert — malapertly, adv. malapertness, n. /mal euh perrt /, Archaic. adj. 1. unbecomingly bold or saucy. n. 2. a malapert person. [1375 1425; late ME: insolent < MF: unskillful. See MAL , PERT] * * * … Universalium
malapert — (adj.) impudent, early 15c., from O.Fr. mal apert, lit. ill skilled, from mal badly (see MAL (Cf. mal )) + apert skillful, variant of espert experienced, skillful, clever (from L. expertus; see EXPERT (Cf. expert)). Rel … Etymology dictionary
insolence — n. 1. Insulting rudeness, overbearing contempt, haughty disrespect, contumely. 2. Impertinence, impudence, sauciness, pertness, malapertness. 3. Contumacy, frowardness, impudent disrespect, insulting disobedience or insubordination … New dictionary of synonyms
sauciness — n. Impertinence, insolence, impudence, pertness, malapertness, rudeness, petulance … New dictionary of synonyms
