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Meaning of pertineer | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

Almost; nearly.

colloquial, not-comparable

Examples

“"She made one leap towards it, but when she touched the pitcher, she drew back in dismay. 'My! It's pertineer boilin'!' she gasped."”
“"'But my oldest sister was twelve at that time, "pertineer" thirteen and she always seemed like a mother to us.'"”
“"Mark answered, 'I've known Ian McCafferty pertineer all his life.'"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pertinently pertly perturbatively perturbedly perturbingly pervadingly

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