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Pertness

Pertness \Pert"ness\, n. The quality or state of being pert.

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pertness

n. 1 The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence. 2 The quality of being pert; firmness (usually of breasts).

WordNet
pertness

n. inappropriate playfulness [syn: impertinence, perkiness, sauciness, archness]

Usage examples of "pertness".

Yet did I bear with thee: unwisely, as I think, since thy pertness nourished by my forbearance springeth up yet ranker at my table, and thou insultest and brawlest in my halls.