malapert
Example Sentences
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Hush, Bess, thou 'rt malapert," chided her mother, descending heavily into the boat, while a mutinous young voice above called out,— "Nay, I'm not going.
From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin
And tell me this one thing more, fair cousin, if it be not a malapert question.
From The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot by Evelyn Everett-Green
One morning, his barber, a malapert of the old comedies, ventured to ask him what he was thinking of.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 by Various
"My cheerfulness can bear some strain--but the malapert must be permitted to be silent sometimes when there are serious matters to be considered."
From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Wilhelmine von Hillern
I am afraid she's too full fed; that makes her be so malapert; but had but I the ordering of her, I vow to gad I'd quickly make her pinch for't.
From The London-Bawd: With Her Character and Life Discovering the Various and Subtle Intrigues of Lewd Women by Anonymous
