Malapert Definition

mălə-pûrt
adjective
Saucy; impudent; pert.
Webster's New World
noun
A saucy, impudent person.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Malapert

Noun

Singular:
malapert
Plural:
malaperts

Origin of Malapert

  • Middle English from Old French mal- mal- apert clever alteration (influenced by apert clever, saucy pert) of Latin expertus expert

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From mal- +"Ž apert.

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to malapert using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

malapert