PERT

adjective Etymology: Middle English, evident, attractive, saucy, short for a~ evident, from Anglo-French, from Latin a~us open, from past participle of aperire to open Date: 14th century 1. saucily free and forward ; flippantly cocky and assured, being trim and chic ; jaunty , piquantly stimulating , lively , vivacious , ~ly adverb ~ness noun