pert
Cheeky and spirited
Pert describes someone or something lively, bold, and slightly impudent—often with a sense of cheerful self-assurance that borders on cheekiness: a pert reply, a pert young assistant who wasn't intimidated by anyone.
Applied to physical features, pert suggests small, neat, and attractively prominent: a pert nose, pert breasts.
The word carries a note of approval for spiritedness that might otherwise seem impertinent.
Boldly disrespectful, often playfully
- sassyBoldly irreverent in manner
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- playfulInclined toward fun
teasing · arch · roguish · flippant · irreverent · coy · witty · bantering
Lively and cheerful
- sprightlyEnergetic and nimble
- jauntyLively and self-assured
- chipperPleasantly lively in mood
- peppyEnergetic and cheerful
bubbly · animated · spirited · vivacious · energetic · bouncy · zippy · buoyant
saucy
Boldly disrespectful, often playfully
- sassyBoldly irreverent in manner
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
playful · teasing · arch · roguish · flippant · irreverent · coy · witty · bantering · facetious
perky
Lively and cheerful
peppy · bubbly · animated · spirited · vivacious · energetic · bouncy · zippy · buoyant · effervescent
insolent
Boldly rude and disrespectful
- disrespectfulShowing lack of regard
- forwardOnward in direction
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
audacious · brash · cocky · fresh · bold · defiant · arrogant · rude · impolite · uncivil
cute
Attractively charming
fetching · appealing · pretty · charming · shapely · comely · winsome · petite · tidy · natty
pertinent, aperture, impertinent, pertain, perturbed, imperturbable, perturbing, impertinence, pertinacious