malapert
Example Sentences
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Ha, girl, you were malapert when you were so unlucky as to blame one whom I praised!
From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown
"Did that little malapert come with you?" asked Porbus of the older man.
From The Unknown Masterpiece 1845 by Honoré de Balzac
Because of the malapert efforts of the builders, the mountain has shaken its monstrous sides with laughter till the tears ran adown its face and washed out their puny sticks and stones.
From Seeds of Pine by Janey Canuck
Out with thee, malapert knave," said the young man, in his vexation, "and know to respect thy betters.
From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by John Turvill Adams
The folk are sure to recognize you, malapert," said he, giving Stuteley his favorite name for him, "and there will be an outcry.
From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
