malapert
mal·a·pert
malapert · malaperts
A cheeky, impudent, or saucy personA cheeky, impudent, or saucy person.
UK/ˈmæləpɜːt/US/ˈmæləpɝt/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A cheeky, impudent, or saucy person.
Origin
From mal- (“not, badly”) + apert (“open, revealed; direct, straightforward; clever, expertFrom mal- (“not, badly”) + apert (“open, revealed; direct, straightforward; clever, expert”), or from Middle French malappert, Old French mal apert (“ill-skilled”).
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