| Back | malapert /MAL-uh-puhrt/ |
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| Front | adjective Boldly disrespectful. [From Old French mal- (bad, wrong) + apert (bold, insolent, clever), from Latin apertus (open). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wer- (to cover), which also gave us overt, cover, warranty, warren, garage, garret, garment, garrison, garnish, guarantee, and pert. Earliest documented use: 1400.] "Malapert and cheeky, she gazed up at him." - Susan Johnson; Wicked; Bantam Books; 1996. |
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