malapertness en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English malepertnesse; equivalent to malapert + -ness.
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable) The condition of being malapert.
if once it be possessed with the boldnesse to despise, and malapertnesse to impugne the opinions which tofore it held in awfull reverence […], they will soone and easily admit an equall uncertainty in all other parts of their beleefe […].
, II.12
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| malepertness | alternative | lexicographic |