Impertinence - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪmˈpɜːrtnəns|
Brit.
|ɪmˈpɜːt(ə)nəns ɪmˈpɜːtɪnəns|
noun
- an impudent statement (syn: cheek, impudence)
- the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties (syn: crust, freshness, gall, impudence, insolence)
- inappropriate playfulness (syn: archness, perkiness, pertness)
- the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties (syn: crust, freshness, gall, impudence, insolence)
- inappropriate playfulness (syn: archness, perkiness, pertness)
Extra examples
...a disciplinarian of the old school, he refused to tolerate any impertinence from his children...
...the impertinence of deliberately ignoring waiting customers while they finished their conversation...
He had the impertinence to demand a raise.
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