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pertly
adverb
uk /ˈpɜːt.li/ us /ˈpɝːt.li/
in an attractively small and firm way:
Her nose was turned pertly upwards.
Her hair is pertly cut into a bob.
in a way that is humorous because it does not show much respect:
When I asked her if she would help with the preparations she declined rather pertly.
She smiled pertly at the assembled photographers.
He was a small man with large, prominent eyes and a pertly turned up nose.
She arranged the cap so that it sat pertly on her dark curls.
Rosa strode up to him and kissed him pertly on the mouth.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Attractive
adorable
adorably
adorbs
aesthetic
aesthetically
delicate
disarming
disarmingly
distinguished
dreamy
lovable
lovably
loveliness
lovely
lusciously
stunning
stunningly
suave
suavely
suit
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