| pert | (adjective) characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality | Synonyms: impertinent, irreverent, saucy |
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| pertinacious | (adjective) stubbornly unyielding | Synonyms: dogged, dour, persistent, tenacious, unyielding |
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| pertinent | (adjective) being of striking appropriateness and pertinence | Synonyms: apposite, apt |
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| (adjective) having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand | Synonyms: to the point |
| perturbed | (adjective) thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | Synonyms: flustered, hot and bothered, rattled |
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| perturbing | (adjective) causing distress or worry or anxiety | Synonyms: distressful, distressing, disturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying |
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