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pertness

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Little did Tressan dream to what a cask of gunpowder he was applying the match of his smug pertness.

Avoid sarcasm; it will, unconsciously to yourself, degenerate into pertness, and often downright rudeness.

At times, too, when the wild fit was upon her, she would break into pertness and rebel openly against Alleyne's gentle firmness.

"It is not our custom in Spain to reward pertness in a messenger," Don Pedro answered, patting the head of his greyhound.

Hatty is growing much more like herself, with the pertness left out.

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On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pertness, such as: assumption, assurance, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, and brashness.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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