Associations to the word «Pert»

Wiktionary

PERT, adjective. Attractive (of a person); well-formed, shapely (of a part of the body). [from 14th c.]
PERT, adjective. Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. [from 16th c.]
PERT, adjective. (now rare) Cheeky, impertinent (especially of children or social inferiors). [from 15th c.]
PERT, adjective. (obsolete) Open; evident; unhidden; apert. [14th-17th c.]
PERT, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To behave with pertness.
PERT, acronym. (operations) Program Evaluation and Review Technique, a method for diagramming and analyzing the flow of dependent tasks and other events in a project.
PERT CHART, noun. (operations) A diagram which uses the symbols and notations of program evaluation and review technique to depict the flow of dependent tasks and other events in a project.
PERT CHARTS, noun. Plural of PERT chart

Dictionary definition

PERT, adjective. Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner".

Wise words

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