pertness
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pertness englanniksi
The quality of being pert; cheekiness, impudence.
(RQ:Thackeray Virginians)
1983, (w), ''Sebastian'', Faber & Faber 2004 (qualifier), p. 1021:
- He was completely bald and had a heavy, Chinese-looking countenance which contained, deeply embedded, two eyes of penetration and pertness, always twinkling on the edge of laughter.