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- Dictionaryimpertinent/ɪmˈpəːtɪnənt/
adjective
- 1. not showing proper respect; rude: "an impertinent question" Similar Opposite
- 2. not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant: formal "talk of ‘rhetoric’ and ‘strategy’ is impertinent to this process" Similar Opposite
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IMPERTINENT definition: 1. rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone older or in a higher position than you…. Learn more.
The meaning of IMPERTINENT is given to or characterized by insolent rudeness. How to use impertinent in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Impertinent.
IMPERTINENT meaning: 1. rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone older or in a higher position than you…. Learn more.
adjective. 1. not pertinent; having no connection with a given matter; irrelevant. 2. not showing proper respect or manners; saucy; insolent; impudent. 3. Rare. not suitable to the circumstances; inappropriate.
Impertinent definition: intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil. See examples of IMPERTINENT used in a sentence.
If someone's rude without being openly nasty, like a kid in the back row of class quietly heckling his teacher, you can call him impertinent.
impertinent, from its primary meaning of not pertinent and hence inappropriate or out of place, has come to imply an unseemly intrusion into the affairs of others; it may also refer to a presumptuous rudeness toward persons entitled to respect: impertinent questions; an impertinent interruption.
/ɪmˈpɜːrtnənt/ rude and not showing respect for somebody who is older or more important synonym impolite. an impertinent question/child. Would it be impertinent to ask why you're leaving? She found the question highly impertinent.
adjective. formal uk / ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt / us. Add to word list. rude or not showing respect: an impertinent remark. (Definition of impertinent from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of impertinent. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指對年長者或上級）不禮貌的，不敬的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指对年长者或上级）不礼貌的，不敬的… See more.
Definition of impertinent adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
