meaning of pert

1. Open; evident; apert.
2.
Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart.
3.
Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent.
4.
To behave with pertness.
5.
PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique pessimal /pesim-l/ Latin-based antonym for "optimal" Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation. " Also "pessimise" To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for "optimal" and "optimise", but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although "pessimise" is listed in the OED. [Jargon File]
6.
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of ">manner"


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