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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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Definition of impertinent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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 definition: 1. rude and not showing respect, especially towards someone older or in a higher position than you…. Learn more.
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.
rude and not showing respect, especially toward someone older or in a higher position than you: I hope he didn't think I was being impertinent when I asked him about his private life. an impertinent remark / question. Synonyms. cheeky UK. disrespectful. fresh (NOT POLITE) mainly US informal. impudent. insolent.
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 definition: intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil. See examples of IMPERTINENT used in a sentence.
If someone talks or behaves in a rather impolite and disrespectful way, you can say that they are being impertinent. More Pronunciations of the word 'impertinent'
IMPERTINENT meaning: rude or not showing respect: . Learn more.
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.
