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Definition of: malapert
(mal′ə·pûrt) adjective
Bold or forward; impudent; saucy.
—noun A saucy person. [<OF <mal- MAL-+ apert, espert clever, able <L expertus. See EXPERT.]
—mal′a·pert′ly adverb
—mal′a·pert′ness noun
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