Impertinent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪmˈpɜːrtnənt|  American pronunciation of the word impertinent
Brit.  |ɪmˈpɜːtɪnənt|  British pronunciation of the word impertinent

adjective

- characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality (syn: irreverent, pert, saucy)
- not pertinent to the matter under consideration (syn: extraneous, immaterial, orthogonal)
mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point
- improperly forward or bold (syn: fresh, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise)
impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup

Extra examples

She asked a few impertinent questions.

...the impertinent child had a smart answer for everything...

It was impertinent of him to behave like that.

The minister has dismissed the journalist's comments as impertinent.

He was always asking impertinent questions.

You are an impertinent young woman.

The wine was sour, the sheets wet, and the servants unapprehensive and impertinent.

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