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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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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.
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 often an unseemly intrusion into what does not concern one, or a presumptuous rudeness toward one entitled to deference or respect: an impertinent interruption, question, manner toward a teacher. impudent suggests a bold and ...
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.
/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.
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.
Partly (i) a borrowing from French. Partly (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French impertinent; Latin impertinent-, impertinēns.
: rude and showing a lack of respect. She asked a few impertinent questions. an impertinent young woman. — impertinence. /ɪm ˈpɚtn̩əns/ noun [noncount] I was shocked by the impertinence of her questions. — impertinently. adverb. IMPERTINENT meaning: rude and showing a lack of respect.
IMPERTINENT meaning: rude or not showing respect: . Learn more.
