pert

  1. Acronym.  (context, operations) '''P'''rogram '''E'''valuation and '''R'''eview '''T'''echnique, a method for diagramming and analyzing the flow of dependent tasks and other events in a project.
  2. Adjective.  Attractive (of a person); well-formed, shapely (of a part of the body). (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  3. Adjective.  Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. (defdate, from 16th c.) .
  4. Adjective.  (context, now) Cheeky, impertinent (especially of children or social inferiors). (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  5. Adjective.  (obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden. (defdate, 14th-17th c.) .
  6. Verb.  (intransitive, obsolete) To behave with pertness.

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