Malapert

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Impudently bold in speech or manner; saucy.
  • n. An impudent, saucy person.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Bold; forward; impudent; saucy; pert.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Characterized by pertness or impudence; saucy; impudent; bold; forward.
  • n. A pert, saucy person.
  • Word Usage
    "A child's outcry, more "malapert" than the priest, called the attention of the lingerers, and before any one knew, the passion of destruction had seized like a frenzy upon the people."
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    bold    forward    impudent    saucy    pert   
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