malapert
Example Sentences
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"I'll e'en fetch him to you myself, malapert," said Warrenton.
From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
You are malapert," said the lady with a toss of her head; "besides they are so dirty.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
And tell me this one thing more, fair cousin, if it be not a malapert question.
From The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot by Everett-Green, Evelyn
"What! are we to sit here to listen to malapert railings against men of godly life and conversation?" he added, addressing himself to Winthrop.
From The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance by Adams, John Turvill
I dare say I looked over-long into one of the bright faces, and for a punishment was snatched into confusion by my malapert sister.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart
