Synonyms for malaperts
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mal-uh-purt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæl əˌpɜrt |
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Définition of malaperts
Origin :- "impudent," early 15c., from Old French mal apert, literally "ill-skilled," from mal- "badly" (see mal-) + apert "skillful," variant of espert "experienced, skillful, clever" (from Latin expertus; see expert). Related: Malapertly; malapertness.
- As in saucebox : noun smart aleck
- As in smarty : noun smart aleck
- As in smarty-pants : noun smart aleck
- How many temptations he had with all the wits and flutterpates and malaperts gyring and gimbling round him!
- Extract from : « Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 107, October 27th, 1894 » by Various
- Of all the malaperts of birddom none excel and few equal the white-eyed vireo for volubility and downright audacity.
- Extract from : « Our Bird Comrades » by Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
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