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Meanings of pertly in English

Portuguese
desavergonhadamente

In an impudent or impertinent manner.

desavergonhadamente
Usage of pertly in English
1
Trix deliberately finished her scale, then faced her sister, and retorted pertly-
The Fortunes of the Farrells
2
Katherine was seated pertly in her chair, her eyes riveted on his.
Mortal Allies
3
I replied pertly that Moses was a poor choice for a girl.
The diary of mattie spenser
4
He came in pertly, prance-footed, black and curly as a storm cloud.
The corfu trilogy
5
The boy spoke out fearlessly, almost pertly, like a spoiled child.
The House of Walderne / A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in...
6
Helen sits here as pertly elegant as ever, sipping her tea.
The sealed letter
7
Have you only just thought of it? Miss Tattersall said pertly.
The Jervaise Comedy
8
There's just enough of you to fill an aching void, said I, pertly.
My Friend the Chauffeur
9
Miss Olson, whose hair was done in the latest mode, tossed her head pertly.
Lydia of the Pines
10
The doctor now cleared his throat to begin; but she stopped him pertly, saying-
Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Rei...
11
One of the little boys pertly said, "It is a square piano."
The Peterkin papers
12
Thou mayst take that blow for answering me so pertly.
Men of Iron
13
Do you want the details?" Then pertly, insistently, "How many for you?"
The Last Ship
14
Gwen stared for a moment, then she tossed her head as she said, pertly:
Princess Polly's Gay Winter
15
Jack glanced at Nelly Abbott sitting beside him, her small blonde head pertly inclined.
Poor Man's Rock
16
She stiffened a little at this, and then said pertly, "Wot's that?"
From Sand Hill to Pine
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