Meanings
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adj
chiefly Southern and Midland US: lively, cheerful, or in good spirits
The woman warned Huck not to get too peart before the trouble arrived.
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Etymology
An alteration of pert. Once more widespread in English, peart survives chiefly in Southern and Midland US regional speech with the favorable sense 'lively' or 'in good spirits.'