malapert

malapert
malapert (adj.) "impudent," early 15c., from O.Fr. mal apert, lit. "ill-skilled," from mal- "badly" (see MAL- (Cf. mal-)) + apert "skillful," variant of espert "experienced, skillful, clever" (from L. expertus; see EXPERT (Cf. expert)). Related: Malapertly; malapertness.

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  • Malapert — Coordinates 84°54′S 12°54′E / 84.9°S 12.9°E / 84.9; 1 …   Wikipedia

  • malapert — mal a*pert (m[a^]l [.a]*p[ e]rt), a. [OF. malapert unskillful, ill taught, ill bred; mal ill + apert open, adroit, intelligent, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire to open. See {Malice}, and {Aperient}.] Bold; forward; impudent; saucy; pert. Shak. n. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • malapert — index brazen, impertinent (insolent), insolent, obtrusive, presumptuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • malapert — [mal′ə pʉrt΄] adj. [OFr < mal, badly (see MAL ) + appert, var. of espert, experienced, deft (see EXPERT): infl. by apert, open, bold (< L apertus: see APERTURE)] Archaic saucy; impudent; pert n. Archaic a saucy, impudent person malapertly… …   English World dictionary

  • malapert — malapertly, adv. malapertness, n. /mal euh perrt /, Archaic. adj. 1. unbecomingly bold or saucy. n. 2. a malapert person. [1375 1425; late ME: insolent < MF: unskillful. See MAL , PERT] * * * …   Universalium

  • malapert — [ maləpə:t] archaic adjective presumptuous and impudent. noun a malapert person. Origin ME: from mal + archaic apert insolent …   English new terms dictionary

  • malapert — /ˈmæləpɜt/ (say maluhpert) Archaic –adjective 1. unbecomingly bold or saucy. –noun 2. a malapert person. {Middle English, from Old French, from mal badly + appert, for espert, from Latin expertus expert} –malapertly, adverb …  

  • Malapert gen. Neufville — Malapert gen. Neufville, ein seit 1792 freiherrliches Geschlecht, welches zur altadeligen Gesellschaft des Hauses Frauenstein zu Frankfurt a. M. gehört, u. dessen Chef jetzt ist: Freiherr Gustav Adolf, geb. 1787, Senior der Familie, nassauischer… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • malapert — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from mal + apert open, frank more at pert Date: 14th century impudently bold ; saucy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • malapert — noun An impudent or saucy person …   Wiktionary

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