All 4 Uses of
pert
in
Gone with the Wind
- With old gentlemen, a girl was pert and saucy and almost, but not quite, flirtatious, so that the old fools' vanities would be tickled.†
Chpt 2.9 *
- This was one time when she knew she couldn't wiggle out of her punishment by sitting on his knee and being sweet and pert.†
Chpt 2.10
- Seeing Gerald's puzzled hurt face, she patted his knee again and managed an imitation of the pert smile he used to love.†
Chpt 3.24
- He loved her pertness, her high spirits and the quaint sweet manner she had of showing her love for him.†
Chpt 5.59
Definition:
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(pert as in: pert nose) attractively small & well-shaped