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Webster 1913 Edition


malapert

mal′a-pert

(măl′ȧ-pẽrt)
,
Adj.
[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.
Shak.
Noun.
A malapert person.
Are you growing
malapert
!
Will you force me to make use of my authority
?
Dryden.
Mal′a-pertˊly
,
adv.
mal′a-pertˊness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Malapert

MAL'APERT

,
Adj.
[mal and pert.] Saucy; quick, with impudence; sprightly, without respect or decency; bold; forward.
Are you growing malapert?

Definition 2024


malapert

malapert

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English

Noun

malapert (plural malaperts)

  1. (now archaic) An impudent or saucy person. [from 15th c.]

Adjective

malapert (comparative more malapert, superlative most malapert)

  1. (now archaic) Impudent, cheeky, saucy. [from 15th c.]