malapert

adjective /ˈmæləpɜːt/

1. Cheeky, impudent, saucy.

   archaic

   The follest slouen ondyr heuen, / Prowde, peuiche, lyddyr, and lewde, / Malapert, medyllar, nothyng well thewde, […]

Where it comes from

From mal- (“not, badly”) + apert (“open, revealed; direct, straightforward; clever, expert”), or from Middle French malappert, Old French mal apert (“ill-skilled”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry malapert (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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