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1. (adj.) impertinent
intrusively presumptuous; rude.
2. impertinent
not pertinent; irrelevant:
an impertinent detail.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < LL)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
"a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
2. (adj) extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
"an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
3. (adj) fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise
improperly forward or bold
"don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
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| Definition of 'impertinent' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) impertinent
not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable
2. (adj) impertinent
contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming, or uncivil words or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient remark
3. (adj) impertinent
trifing; inattentive; frivolous
4. (noun) impertinent
an impertinent person
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Sense: impudent or rude
She was impertinent to her teacher.
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 Afrikaans: voorbarig |
 Arabic: وقِح |
 Bulgarian: нагъл |
 Brazilian: impertinente |
 Czech: drzý |
 German: unverschämt |
 Danish: næsvis; fræk |
 Greek: αναιδής |
 Spanish: impertinente |
 Estonian: häbematu |
 Farsi: گستاخ |
 Finnish: nenäkäs |
 French: impertinent (envers) |
 Hebrew: חָצוּף |
 Hindi: दृष्ट, ढीठ, गुस्ताख |
 Croatian: drzak, nametljiv |
 Hungarian: szemtelen |
 Indonesian: lancang, kurang ajar |
 Icelandic: ósvífinn, ruddalegur |
 Italian: impertinente |
 Japanese: 生意気な |
 Korean: 건방진 |
 Lithuanian: įžūlus, atžarus |
 Latvian: bezkaunīgs; nekaunīgs |
 Malay: biadab |
 Dutch: brutaal |
 Norwegian: uforskammet, nesevis |
 Polish: bezczelny |
 Persian: گستاخ |
 Pashto: بې ربطه، بې مورده، بې ځاي |
 Portuguese: impertinente |
 Romanian: impertinent |
 Russian: дерзкий |
 Slovak: bezočivý |
 Slovenian: nesramen |
 Serbian: drzak |
 Swedish: näsvis, oförskämd |
 Thai: ทะลึ่ง |
 Turkish: küstah, yüzsüz |
 Taiwanese: 不敬的，無禮的 |
 Ukrainian: нахабний |
 Urdu: گستاخ |
 Vietnamese: vô lễ |
 Chinese: 粗暴无礼的 |
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