pertly

Even incidental action, like lifting a selfish stepsister into shoes for the prince’s ball, is pertly, smilingly choreographed by Laura Scozzi.

The area immediately before us was flooded by sunlight: ancient machines with bobbins sitting pertly on their spindles, row after row of them, ready to whirl.

Guenever looked upon the six lioncels passant regardant —they were marching along with red tongues and daws, winking pertly over their backsides and waving their flame- tipped tails.

She sat back pertly in her chair and folded her hands, as if she were the one in need of a job.

Pawel Pawlikowski, who directed the winning foreign film Ida, spoke warmly of the other finalists, then pertly added, “Thank you, my competitors, for losing this time.”