malapert
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- malapertly adverb
- malapertness noun
Etymology
Origin of malapert
1375–1425; late Middle English: insolent < Middle French: unskillful. See mal-, pert
Example Sentences
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Odysseus touched down in the Malapert A crater, some 300 kilometers from the moon’s south pole, becoming the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon.
From MarketWatch
Meanwhile, Nasa has a shortlist of lunar locations to send astronauts to later this decade in its Artemis programme - and one of them is Odysseus' targeted landing site, known as Malapert.
From BBC
The targeted landing site was cratered terrain next to a 5km-high mountain complex known as Malapert.
From BBC
The lander was programmed to pick, in real time, the safest spot near the so-called Malapert A crater.
From Seattle Times
The targeted landing site is a cratered terrain next to a 5km-high mountain complex known as Malapert.
From BBC
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