malapert
PRONUNCIATION:
(MAL-uh-puhrt)
MEANING:
adjective: Boldly disrespectful.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Old French mal- (bad, wrong) + apert (bold, insolent, clever), from Latin apertus (open). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wer- (to cover), which also gave us overt, cover, warranty, warren, garage, garret, garment, garrison, garnish, guarantee, and pert. Earliest documented use: 1400.
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