Webster's Dictionary 1913

3106

Pert (2)

Pert, v. i. To behave with pertness. Gauden.

3107

Pertain

Per‐tain″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Pertained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pertaining.] [OE. partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L. pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, ...

3108

Perterebration

Per‐ter′e‐bra″tion (?), n. [L. perterebratus, p. p. of perterebrare to bore through.] The act of boring through. Ainsworth.

3109

Perthiocyanogen

Per‐thi′o‐cy‐an″o‐gen (?), n.(Chem.) Same as Persulphocyanogen.

3110

Perthite

Perth″ite (?), n. [So called from Perth, in canada.] (Min.) A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors. — Pe...

3111

Pertinacious

Per′ti‐na″cious (?), a. [L. pertinax, -acis; per + tenax tenacious. See Per-, and Tenacious.] 1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perverse...

3112

Pertinacity

Per′ti‐nac″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. pertinacité.] The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency. Macaulay.Syn. — See Obstinacy.

3113

Pertinacy

Per″ti‐na‐cy (?), n. [L. pertinere to pertain. See Pertinence.] The quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence.

3114

Pertinacy (2)

Per″ti‐na‐cy, n. [L. pertinacia, fr. pertinax. See Pertinacious.] Pertinacity. Chaucer.

3115

Pertinate

Per″ti‐nate (?), a. Pertinacious.

3116

Pertinately

Per″ti‐nate‐ly, adv. Pertinaciously.

3117

Pertinence

{ Per″ti‐nence (?), Per″ti‐nen‐cy (?), } n. [Cf. F. pertinence. See Pertinent.] The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation to the subject or matter in hand; f...

3118

Pertinent

Per″ti‐nent (?), a. [L. pertinens, -entis, p. pr. of pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See Pertain.] 1. Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit or appropriate in a...

3119

Pertly

Pert″ly (?), adv. In a pert manner.

3120

Pertness

Pert″ness, n. The quality or state of being pert.

3121

Pertransient

Per‐tran″sient (?), a. [L. pertransiens, p. pr. of pertransire.] Passing through or over.

3122

Perturb

Per‐turb″ (?), v. t. [L. perturbare, perturbatum; per + turbare to disturb, fr. turba a disorder: cf. OF. perturber. See Per-, and Turbid.] 1. To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to...

3123

Perturbability

Per‐turb′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being perturbable.

3124

Perturbable

Per‐turb″a‐ble (?), a. Liable to be perturbed or agitated; liable to be disturbed or disquieted.

3125

Perturbance

Per‐turb″ance (?), n. Disturbance; perturbation. “Perturbance of the mind.” Sharp.

3126

Perturbate

Per″tur‐bate (?), v. t. [From L. perturbatus, p. p.] To perturb. Dr. H. More.

3127

Perturbate (2)

Per″tur‐bate (?), a. Perturbed; agitated.

3128

Perturbation

Per′tur‐ba″tion (?), n. [L. perturbatio: cf. F. perturbation.] 1. The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed; esp., agitation of mind.2. (Astron.) A disturbance in t...

3129

Perturbational

Per′tur‐ba″tion‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to perturbation, esp. to the perturbations of the planets. “The perturbational theory.” Sir J. Herschel.

3130

Perturbative

Per″tur‐ba‐tive (?), a. Tending to cause perturbation; disturbing. Sir J. Herschel.

3131

Perturbator

Per″tur‐ba′tor (?), n. A perturber.

3132

Perturbed

Per‐turbed″ (?), a. Agitated; disturbed; troubled. Shak. — Per‐turb″ed‐ly, adv.