impertinencies

Variant of impertinence

impertinence definition

im·per·ti·nence (im pʉrt′'n əns)

noun

  1. the quality or fact of being impertinent; specif.,
    1. lack of pertinence; irrelevance
    2. insolence; impudence
  2. an impertinent act, remark, etc.
Also impertinency im·per′·ti·nency

Etymology: Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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