Definitions
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- adjective Same as
peart .
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- adjective in dialects
Brisk .
Etymologies
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Examples
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'The taäirahnt's foot is awn thaï sho', 'and will be likely to remain thar a right tollable peert length of time,
The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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This mornin 'I jes' sot down under the fence an 'watched, and the fust thing I seed was a line flyin' over the fence right peert, an 'as soon as it struck the ground the chickens all went for it, an' this yer fool chicken up and swallered it.
Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War Fannie A. Beers
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The pure misery of it jes made him plumb delirious, Abe said; an '' f Polly Ann wanted to find her match fer languige an 'talkin' out peert -- well, she jes ought to strike Jeb Somers.
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When hit comes to handlin 'a right peert gal, Jeb Somers air about the porest man on Fryin' Pan, I reckon; an 'Polly Ann Sturgill have got the vineg'rest tongue on Cutshin or any other crick.
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When hit comes to handlin 'a right peert gal, Jeb Somers air about the porest man on Fryin' Pan, I reckon; an '
Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories John Fox 1891
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The pure misery of it jes made him plumb delirious, Abe said; an '' f Polly Ann wanted to find her match fer languige an 'talkin' out peert -- well, she jes ought to strike Jeb Somers.
Hell Fer Sartain and Other Stories John Fox 1891
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Rome's a-scratchin 'right peert fer a livin', I reckon, fer hisself 'n' Marthy.
The Last Stetson John Fox 1891
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This mornin 'I jes' sot down under the fence an 'watched, and the fust thing I seed was a line flyin' over the fence right peert, an 'as soon as it struck the ground the chickens all went for it, an' this yer fool chicken up and swallered it.
Memories Beers, Fannie A. 1888
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An 'that yaller-headed doll-baby o' his'n -- the peert thing: -- I'll lay fifty cents she never washed a dish.
Not Pretty, but Precious Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford 1878
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Danvers; a right peert young chap, in the reg'lar army.
A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett William Henry Venable 1878
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