pertly
advEtymology From pert + -ly.
1
In a manner that is lively or high-spirited
- "Dearie, you aren't going to go and get peevish, are you?" She spoke pertly. He wanted to spank her.1922, Sinclair Lewis, “24”, in Babbitt:
- TA pretty girl passed him on her way to work and he greeted her indulgently. She winked pertly back at him, proving for all time that she was not a watcher.1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy: