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PERTLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pertly mean?
• PERTLY (adverb)
The adverb PERTLY has 1 sense:
1. in an impudent or impertinent manner
Familiarity information: PERTLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an impudent or impertinent manner
Synonyms:
freshly; impertinently; impudently; pertly; saucily
Context example:
a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently
Pertainym:
pert (characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality)
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