Peart adjective [ A variant of pert , adjective ] Active; lively; brisk; smart; -- often applied to convalescents; as, she is quite peart to-day. [ O. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] « There was a tricksy girl, I wot, albeit clad in gray, As peart as bird, as st... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/38