pert
adjective
[ pəːt ]
• (of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky.
• "a pert, slightly plump girl called Rose"
• (of a bodily feature or garment) attractively small and well shaped.
• "she had a pert nose and deep blue eyes"
Similar:
jaunty,
neat,
trim,
stylish,
smart,
spruce,
perky,
rakish,
natty,
saucy,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘manifest’): from Old French apert, from Latin apertus ‘opened’, past participle of aperire, reinforced by Old French aspert, from Latin expertus (see expert).
PERT
abbreviation
• programme evaluation and review technique.
programme evaluation and review technique
noun
• a network analysis technique which is used to determine the time it will take to complete a complex process.
