Pert vs. Saucy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pert and Saucy
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Definitions
Pert
High-spirited, lively, or cheerful
A pert receptionist greets each client.
Saucy
Sexually suggestive in a light-hearted and humorous way
Saucy postcards
Pert
Impudently bold; saucy
He was pert to his teacher. She gave a pert answer.
Saucy
Having or expressing a bold, lively, or spirited manner
The beret was perched at a saucy angle on her blonde hair
Pert
Attractive or stylish in appearance
A pert hat.
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Saucy
Impertinent or disrespectful, especially in a playful or lively way
A saucy servant.
A saucy smile.
Pert
Small or firm and well-formed
A pert nose.
Saucy
Attractive or stylish, especially in being sexually alluring
A saucy dress.
Pert
(of a person) Attractive.
Saucy
Having the consistency of or covered with sauce
Saucy meatballs.
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Pert
(of a part of the body) Well-formed; shapely.
Pert breasts
Saucy
Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.
Bring the tomatoes to a boil and then simmer until they reach a saucy consistency.
Pert
Lively; alert and cheerful; bright.
Saucy
Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
She is a loud, saucy child who doesn't show a lot of respect to her elders.
Pert
(archaic) Especially of children or social inferiors: cheeky, impertinent.
Saucy
Impudently bold; pert.
Pert
(obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden.
Saucy
Sharp; pungent; piquant.
Pert
(obsolete) Clever.
Saucy
Mildly erotic.
I enjoyed the dancing, but my wife found it a little too saucy.
Pert
To behave with pertness; to misbehave.
Saucy
Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt; impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow.
Am I not protector, saucy priest?
Pert
(obsolete) An impudent person.
Saucy
Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence; impertinent; as, a saucy eye; saucy looks.
We then have done you bold and saucy wrongs.
Pert
Open; evident; apert.
Saucy
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality;
A certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
Pert
Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart.
Saucy
Improperly forward or bold;
Don't be fresh with me
Impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
An impudent boy given to insulting strangers
Pert
Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent.
The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play.
Pert
To behave with pertness.
Pert
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality;
A certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner
